# NTSB CHI75FET08: Bensen B-8M, N9188, Roanoke, IN, October 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1974
- Place: Roanoke, IN · ROANOKE, IN
- Location: 40.9645° N, 85.3808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9645&lon=-85.3808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3235   74/10/3   ROANOKE,IND         BENSEN B-8M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 300
        TIME - 1255                    N9188               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HI SPEED PASS,ROLLED INVERTED DRG PULL-UP. MCCULLOCH 0-100-1 ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9188](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9188-1974-11-22), registration cancelled 1974-11-22, S/N 21563, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8M
- Registry model: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moore Field

## 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 19741003033649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003033649A), Oct 3, 1974: Amtr 1300761, Roanoke, IN, Destroyed. Hi speed pass,rolled inverted drg pull-up. Mcculloch 0-100-1 eng.

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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