# Bensen B-8

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 13005ZX
- Manufacturer (registry): BENSEN
- Model: B-8
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 45 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (9)

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.
- [NTSB SEA82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA096), Jun 27, 1982: Bensen B-8M (N5919), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEP45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEP45), May 16, 1972: Bensen B-8 (N2362), Wiscnsin Rpds, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC70DCQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCQ23), May 2, 1970: Bensen B-8 (N9144), Pratt, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D 229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D%20229), Aug 31, 1969: Bensen B-8 (N9144), Valley Centr, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69D0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0188), Oct 6, 1968: Bensen B-8 (N9144), Pratt, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0057), Jul 14, 1968: Bensen B-8M (N1585), Shafter, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68F0570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0570), May 4, 1968: Bensen B-8 (N1075Z), Winsted, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0070), Jan 28, 1967: Bensen B-8M (N9677Z), Chino, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20010427016839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010427016839A), Apr 27, 2001: N8184, Watertown, NY, No damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19820627025039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627025039A), Jun 27, 1982: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N5919), Kennewick, WA, Substantial damage. Turned downwind in a rapid descent demonstration. Unable to load rotors for flare. Bounced, rolled over on impact.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Howard Hager B8](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-hager-b8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05640K7
- [Gyrodyne Co Of America B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/gyrodyne-co-of-america-b-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901N2
- [Kondra Copter B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/kondra-copter-b-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 130074R
- [Okeefe Gyrocopter B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/okeefe-gyrocopter-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05603ZH
- [Mertz George A B8](https://openairdocs.org/model/mertz-george-a-b8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300201
- [Bensen Gyro-Glider B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyro-glider-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300517
- [Bensen Gyro Glider B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyro-glider-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300528
- [Bensen Gyroglider B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyroglider-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300532
- [Doe-Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/doe-bensen-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 130056D
- [Bensen Autogyro B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-autogyro-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 13005ZW
- [Benson B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300689
- [Hagensicker B8](https://openairdocs.org/model/hagensicker-b8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300713

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