# NTSB DIA68I0041: Mcbee AM B8, N291M, Buckhannon, WV, March 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1968
- Place: Buckhannon, WV · BUCKHANNON, WV
- Location: 38.9927° N, 80.2282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckhannon, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9927&lon=-80.2282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68I0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68I0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0008  68/3/24    BUCKHANNON,W VA     MCBEE AM B8         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38, 0
        TIME - 1200                    N291M               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
        REMARKS- WENT INTO DITCH WHILE TAXIING ON RD.PLT THROWN OUT,HIT BY PROP,DIED 3/26/68.NO SEAT BELT INSTALLED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N291M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291M-1971-09-25), registration cancelled 1971-09-25, S/N 43117965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCBEE AM B8
- Registry model: [Mcbee GYROCOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcbee-gyrocopter) (registry code 130075E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lewis

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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