# NTSB investigations: Nelson BENSEN B-8M

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI94LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA274.md): Nelson Benson B-8M · Sandwich, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1994 · N26063 · Destroyed
  > 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 gyrocopter. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's…
- [NTSB CHI83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA010.md): Benson B8M · Sandwich, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1982 · N26063 · Destroyed
  > The aircraft was being flown by a person with no pilot rating and no student or medical certificate. After takeoff, he circled the airport and flew over the edge of a lake. Reportedly, the engine suddenly lost power while he was about 300 ft above the…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('13021J2'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=13021J2

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