Bensen B8M N2294
23 August 1980 · Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1980 at about 13:30 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N2294 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tortugero
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8M
- Registration
- N2294
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2880
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
DISTRIBUTOR IN VW ENG SEIZED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1980 | Bensen B8M | Sherrill, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 1980 | Bensen B8M | St. Joseph, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1980 | Bensen B8M | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1980 | Bensen B8M | Spring Lake, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1980 | Bensen B8M | Montgomery Cy, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 1981 | Bensen B8M | Kirbyville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |