# Smith-Bensen B-8

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1300773
- Manufacturer (registry): SMITH-BENSEN
- Model: B-8
- 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/smith-bensen-b-8

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 (4)

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 LAX69F0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0124), Sep 1, 1968: Bensen B-8M (N1573), Coolidge, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK69F0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0123), Aug 24, 1968: Bensen B-8 (N1697), Santa Rosa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX68A0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0088), Mar 16, 1968: Bensen B-8 (N1697), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0081), Mar 2, 1967: Bensen B-8 (N1697), Fontana, CA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Howard Hager B8](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-hager-b8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05640K7
- [Gyrodyne Co Of America B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/gyrodyne-co-of-america-b-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901N2
- [Kondra Copter B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/kondra-copter-b-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 130074R
- [Okeefe Gyrocopter B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/okeefe-gyrocopter-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05603ZH
- [Mertz George A B8](https://openairdocs.org/model/mertz-george-a-b8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300201
- [Bensen Gyro-Glider B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyro-glider-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300517
- [Bensen Gyro Glider B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyro-glider-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300528
- [Bensen Gyroglider B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyroglider-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300532
- [Doe-Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/doe-bensen-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 130056D
- [Bensen Autogyro B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-autogyro-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 13005ZW
- [Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 13005ZX
- [Benson B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-b-8): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300689

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