Bensen B-8M N2553
2 March 1969 · Litchfld Pk, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1969 at about 12:30 local time, a Bensen B-8M registered N2553 was involved in an accident during in flight near Litchfld Pk, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Litchfld Pk, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Luke
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B-8M
- Registration
- N2553
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0945
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
ACFT OBSERVED PORPOISING AT APROX 50 FT ALT, LOSING ALT UNTIL IT STRUCK THE RNWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B-8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1969 | Bensen B-8M | Antioch, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1969 | Bensen B-8M | Eagle River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1969 | Bensen B-8M | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1969 | Bensen B-8M | Brooksville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Bensen B-8M | Cloquet, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1969 | Bensen B-8M | Lino Lakes, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |