Bensen B8 N6394
12 August 1973 · Windsor, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 1973 at about 18:10 local time, a Bensen B8 registered N6394 was involved in an accident during in flight near Windsor, Missouri, 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 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windsor, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8
- Registration
- N6394
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2220
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
PULLED UP SHARPLY TO AVOID TREES, THEN NOSED DWN ABRUPTLY.M/R BLADES DROOPED, HIT PROP & SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1973 | Bensen B8-M | East Moriches, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1972 | Bensen B8-M | Adelanto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1972 | Bensen B8 | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1971 | Bensen B8-M | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Bensen B8-M | Hemet, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Bensen B8-MG | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |