# Bentley Richard F MONGOOSE A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 13015GS
- Manufacturer (registry): BENTLEY RICHARD F
- Model: MONGOOSE A
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bentley-richard-f-mongoose-a

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## 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 LAX92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA006), Oct 5, 1991: Bentley Mongoose A (N7143K), Boulder City, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN INADEQUATE TAKEOFF AREA WHICH WAS TOO SHORT FOR THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19911005044919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005044919A), Oct 5, 1991: Amtr MONGOOSE A (N7143K), Boulder City, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Unrated private pilot crashed experimental gyrocopter attempting takeoff from dry lake bed.

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