# NTSB DIA68A0023: Bensen B8MWBH, N2129, Stafford, VA, November 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1967
- Place: Stafford, VA · STAFFORD, VA
- Location: 38.4221° N, 77.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stafford, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4221&lon=-77.4083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0007  67/11/26   STAFFORD,VA         BENSEN B8MWBH       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 41, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2129               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: OTHER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED GYROPLANE TURNED OVER DURING TAXI PRACTICE ON AQUIA CREEK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2129 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8MWBH
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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