# Accident 20150607007179A: Kretsinger BENSEN B8M, Maple Plain, MN, June 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2015, 16:30 local time
- Place: Maple Plain, MN
- Airport: Maple
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0025° N, 93.6717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0025&lon=-93.6717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2436-2019-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kretsinger BENSEN B8M (registry code 13007H7, https://openairdocs.org/model/kretsinger-bensen-b8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KRETSINGER BENSEN B8M
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150607007179A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES CONDUCTING SOME HOVERING AND TIGHT PATTERN WORK OVER THE RUNWAY.  WHILE MAKING A PASS OVER THE RUNWAY, HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL HE WAS GOING TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY.  HE STATED THAT HE THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT TO ATTEMPT A DOWNWIND LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE WHEEL FIRST JUST OFF THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED CAUSING MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKE.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA15CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA109), Jun 7, 2015: Kretsinger Bensen B8M (N2436), Maple Plain, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a loss of control, and a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N2436 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000220006809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220006809A), Feb 20, 2000: N2436, Wayzata, MN, No damage. (-23) Pilot was low altitude at 200 feet. During tunr to downwind flight air spped got very low with possible stall. Pilot recovered at ground level. Wheels…

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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