Bensen B-8 N2362
16 May 1972 · Wiscnsin Rpds, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 May 1972 at about 08:00 local time, a Bensen B-8 registered N2362 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wiscnsin Rpds, Wisconsin, 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 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wiscnsin Rpds, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alexander Fld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B-8
- Registration
- N2362
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wisconsin Rapids, Wis → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0172
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
R AIR INTAKE STACK SEPRTD, HIT PROP.21IN SEC OF PROP SEPRTD, PLT LOST CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1971 | Bensen B-8 | Tehachapi, California, United States | Martin F Hanso | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1974 | Bensen B-8-VW | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1970 | Bensen B-8 | Pratt, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Bensen B-8 | Corona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1970 | Bensen B-8 | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1969 | Bensen B-8 | Valley Centr, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |