Bensen B8M N3704
1 July 1973 · Montgomery, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1973 at about 18:10 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N3704 was involved in an accident during in flight near Montgomery, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8M
- Registration
- N3704
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Snowden, Ala → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2137
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 STATED FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. PLT HAS NO OFFICIAL RECORD OF CERTIFICATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1973 | Bensen B8M | Salinas, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1973 | Bensen B8M | Aloha, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1973 | Bensen B8M | Olney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1973 | Bensen B8M | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1973 | Bensen B8M | Coalinga, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Bensen B8M | Trenton, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |