# Evans BENSEN B-8MG

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1301901
- Manufacturer (registry): EVANS
- Model: BENSEN B-8MG
- 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/evans-bensen-b-8mg

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 CHI77FEE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE38), Jul 25, 1977: Bensen B8M (N5653), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19791230035849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230035849I), Dec 30, 1979: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N5653), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Gyrocopter crashed after becoming airborne unintentionally.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Darbee BENSEN B8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/darbee-bensen-b8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301013
- [Frank BENSEN B-8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/frank-bensen-b-8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301902
- [Meyer BENSEN B-8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-bensen-b-8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301903
- [Curtin BENSEN B-8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtin-bensen-b-8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301904
- [Jansen-Russell BENSEN B8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/jansen-russell-bensen-b8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301905
- [Thrift-Roy BENSEN B8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/thrift-roy-bensen-b8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301906
- [James Donald W BENSEN B8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-donald-w-bensen-b8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301907
- [Giotto Richard J BENSEN B8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/giotto-richard-j-bensen-b8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301908
- [Mauldin Preston J BENSEN B8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/mauldin-preston-j-bensen-b8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1301909
- [Riley Robert L SR BENSEN B-8MG](https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-robert-l-sr-bensen-b-8mg): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1302206

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