Bensen B8M N8487B
7 May 1981 · Kirbyville, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 May 1981 at about 18:50 local time, a Bensen B8M registered N8487B was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kirbyville, Texas, 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 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kirbyville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kirbyville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bensen B8M
- Registration
- N8487B
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0786
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
ACFT BGN DSNDG AFTER PLT ENTERED TURN AFTER TKOF.TOTAL TIME IN ROTORCRAFT 0.3HR.NO DUAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bensen B8M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1981 | Bensen B8M | Yolo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1981 | Bensen B8M | Lancaster, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 1981 | Bensen B8M | Smithland, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1981 | Bensen B8M | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1981 | Bensen B8M | Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1980 | Bensen B8M | Sherrill, Arkansas, 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 | - |