Bensen B-8M NONE
22 May 1970 · Lewiston, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 May 1970 at about 16:21 local time, a Bensen B-8M registered NONE was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lewiston, Idaho, 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 16:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lewiston, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lewiston-Nez Perc
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B-8M
- Registration
- NONE
- 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
- 3-2739
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 SAID PERFORMING TAXI TESTS.ACFT OBSVD IN FLT8-10FT AGL, DRFTD OFF RWY OVERTURNED.NOT REGISTERD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B-8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1970 | Bensen B-8M | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1970 | Bensen B-8M | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1970 | Bensen B-8M | Woodbridge, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Bensen B-8M | Richmond Hill, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1970 | Bensen B-8M | Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1970 | Bensen B-8M | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |