# NTSB CHI75FEG12: Bensen B-8V, N14421, Amelia, OH, February 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1975
- Place: Amelia, OH · AMELIA, OH
- Location: 39.0248° N, 84.2216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0248&lon=-84.2216&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0172   75/2/3    AMELIA,OH           BENSEN B-8V         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N14421              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMPHRIES ROTOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMELIA,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- GYROCOPTER WAS EQUIPPED WITH A VW 1800 ENGINE.PLT-INDUCED OSCILLATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14421](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14421-1996-06-14), registration cancelled 1996-06-14, S/N 7684 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8V
- Registry model: [Humphries B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/humphries-b-8m) (registry code 1300840) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Humphries Rotor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750203001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750203001949A), Feb 3, 1975: Amtr 1300840, Amelia, OH, Destroyed. Gyrocopter was equipped with a vw 1800 engine. Plt-induced oscillation.

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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