# NTSB CHI69F0065: Bensen B7, N59361, Lakeview, OH, June 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1968
- Place: Lakeview, OH · LAKEVIEW, OH
- Location: 40.4877° N, 83.9306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeview, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4877&lon=-83.9306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2105  68/6/30    LAKEVIEW,OHIO       BENSEN B7           CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 260
        TIME - 1430                    N59361              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN HORN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- TURNED DOWNWIND,20K WITH GUSTS,SETTLED TO GROUND DUE TO LACK OF AIRSPEED AND LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59361](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59361-1971-07-21), registration cancelled 1971-07-21, S/N 81370 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B7
- Registry model: [Huston BENSEN B-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/huston-bensen-b-7) (registry code 13006YW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Horn

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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