Bensen B8 N3815
22 August 1981 · Hixson, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1981 at about 08:10 local time, a Bensen B8 registered N3815 was involved in an accident during in flight near Hixson, Tennessee, 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 08:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hixson, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dallas Bay
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8
- Registration
- N3815
- 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
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2112
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
NR 1 CYLINDER PARTIALLY SEIZED, EVIDENCE OF DETONATION.PLT TURNED DNWIND WITHOUT POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1978 | Bensen B8-MG | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Sep 1978 | Bensen B8 | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 1973 | Bensen B8 | Windsor, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 1973 | Bensen B8-M | East Moriches, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1972 | Bensen B8-M | Adelanto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1972 | Bensen B8 | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |