# Nelson BENSEN B-8M

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 13021J2
- Manufacturer (registry): NELSON
- Model: BENSEN B-8M
- 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/nelson-bensen-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 (2)

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 CHI94LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA274), Aug 9, 1994: Nelson Benson B-8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT (OWNER/PILOT/MECHANIC), AND HIS IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE…
- [NTSB CHI83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA010), Oct 5, 1982: Benson B8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, destroyed

## 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 19940809020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809020939A), Aug 9, 1994: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ascended instable wobble to 50FT AGL. Stalled. Somersaulted. Impacted inverted. Had made alteration. Not licensed.
- [Accident 19821005051139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005051139A), Oct 5, 1982: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, Destroyed. Engine quit over edge of a lake. Landed in the water. Believed to be water in fuel. No pilot license or medical.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Zurawski Paul M BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/zurawski-paul-m-bensen-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606VH
- [Robertson William Scott BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/robertson-william-scott-bensen-b8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614O0
- [Neal Larry BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/neal-larry-bensen-b8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623D6
- [Goddard Dick Sim BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/goddard-dick-sim-bensen-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05624KI
- [Burns Jerry D BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/burns-jerry-d-bensen-b8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05638E3
- [Anthony H Goebel BENSEN B-8-M](https://openairdocs.org/model/anthony-h-goebel-bensen-b-8-m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13007H8
- [Fields Ralph BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/fields-ralph-bensen-b8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1302043
- [Novotny BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/novotny-bensen-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1302149
- [Goodknight BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodknight-bensen-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1302158
- [Morgan Barney B BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-barney-b-bensen-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13021DH
- [Castro Antonio J BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/castro-antonio-j-bensen-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13021FX
- [Mitchell BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitchell-bensen-b-8m): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 13021G6

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