Bensen B8M N4245
8 November 1975 · San Diego, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1975 at about 11:55 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N4245 was involved in an accident during in flight near San Diego, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8M
- Registration
- N4245
- 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
- 3-3358
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE WEDGE SPACER IN ROTOR HEAD BFOR FLT. FLOAT EQUIPPED GYRO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1975 | Bensen B8M | Madera, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1975 | Bensen B8M | Kellogg, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1974 | Bensen B8M | St Augustine, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1974 | Bensen B8M | Davis, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1974 | Bensen B8M | Fairhope, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1975 | Beechcraft F33A | Beech Mountain, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |