# Benson GYROCOPTER B-8M

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05902A6
- Manufacturer (registry): BENSON AIRCRAFT CORP
- Model: GYROCOPTER B-8M
- Aircraft type: Gyroplane
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-gyrocopter-b-8m

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 (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 NYC80FFA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA19), Jun 12, 1980: Bensen B-8M (N3213), Hudson, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 059041E
- [Burke GYRO-COPTER B8-M](https://openairdocs.org/model/burke-gyro-copter-b8-m): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 13007D2
- [Hennington-Bensen GYRO-COPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/hennington-bensen-gyro-copter-b-8m): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 13007GS
- [Mcdaniel-Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdaniel-bensen-gyrocopter-b-8m): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 13007Q0
- [Gaconnet GYROCOPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/gaconnet-gyrocopter-b-8m): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 13021F6

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