# Lorentson BENSEN GYROCOPTER

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1300993
- Manufacturer (registry): LORENTSON
- Model: BENSEN GYROCOPTER
- 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/lorentson-bensen-gyrocopter

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 CHI73FEC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC09-201617), Sep 1, 1973: Bensen Hydro (N5460), Bellevile Lk, MI, destroyed

## 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.

- [Holmes David G BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-david-g-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05610EF
- [Miller BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300102
- [Waldrip BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/waldrip-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300107
- [Fowler BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/fowler-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300111
- [Roberts BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/roberts-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300119
- [Rackley BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/rackley-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300122
- [Bowling BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowling-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300124
- [Haggenmacher Coleman W BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/haggenmacher-coleman-w-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300133
- [Wrobleski Walt F BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/wrobleski-walt-f-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300135
- [Harris Lawrence BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-lawrence-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300136
- [Rickey Joe A BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/rickey-joe-a-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300137
- [Bryant William L BENSEN GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/bryant-william-l-bensen-gyrocopter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300139

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