# NTSB CHI67A0125: Bensen B-8M, N6931, Westland, MI, June 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1967
- Place: Westland, MI · WESTLAND, MI
- Location: 42.3192° N, 83.3808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3192&lon=-83.3808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0322  67/6/14    WESTLAND,MICH       BENSEN B-8M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 2 TOTAL
        TIME - 1338                    N6931               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6931](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6931-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 6313, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8M
- Registry model: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: National

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.

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