# Accident 20010427016839A: Bensen B-8, Watertown, NY, April 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2001, 11:20 local time
- Place: Watertown, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9691° N, 75.9101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9691&lon=-75.9101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8184-2001-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bensen B-8 (registry code 13005ZX, https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010427016839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT HAD BEEN TAXIING AIRCRAFT UP AND DOWN A TEN ACRE FIELD "GETTING THE FEEL OF IT". PILOT ATTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET AND STARTED A LEFT TURN.  THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.  THE PILOT BROKE LOOSE FROM HIS SEAT, WAS THROWN ONTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON HIM WITH THE STILL RUNNING PUSHER PROP STRIKING THE PILOT IN THE BACK, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC01LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA108), Apr 27, 2001: Bensen Gyroplane (N8184), Watertown, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in rotary wing aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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