Bensen B8M N4454
17 August 1969 · San Manuel, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 August 1969 at about 13:30 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N4454 was involved in an accident during in flight near San Manuel, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Manuel, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Manuel
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8M
- Registration
- N4454
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3293
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ROTOR BLADE HIT RUDDER AND PROP DURING L TURN OVER ARPT.RUDDER, PARTS OF RTR BLADE AND PROP SEPRATD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1968 | Bensen B8M | Lake Winnebago, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1968 | Bensen B8M | Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Nov 1968 | Bensen B8M | Gilbertsville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1968 | Bensen B8M | West Liberty, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 1968 | Bensen B8M | Mickleton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1968 | Bensen B8M | Stormville, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |