Bensen B8M N310
23 April 1973 · Coalinga, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1973 at about 15:10 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N310 was involved in an accident during in flight near Coalinga, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coalinga, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coalinga
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8M
- Registration
- N310
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0766
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
PLANNED TO RUN TAXI TEST.ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND CRASHED DURG LOW ALT DOWNWIND TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1973 | Bensen B8M | Salinas, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1973 | Bensen B8M | Aloha, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1973 | Bensen B8M | Olney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1973 | Bensen B8M | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1973 | Bensen B8M | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Bensen B8M | Trenton, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |