Bensen B8 N5667
30 April 1972 · Middlefield, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 April 1972 at about 15:40 local time, a Bensen B8 registered N5667 was involved in an accident during in flight near Middlefield, Ohio, 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 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middlefield, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Geauga County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8
- Registration
- N5667
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0170
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
PLT HAD NO FLT TIME RECORDED SINCE NOV 26,1971. ACFT HAD VW ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1972 | Bensen B8-M | Adelanto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 1973 | Bensen B8 | Windsor, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 1973 | Bensen B8-M | East Moriches, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1971 | Bensen B8-M | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Bensen B8-M | Hemet, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1968 | Bensen B8-M | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |