# NTSB DIA69F0035: Bensen Bowles, N2090, Leesburg, VA, July 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1968
- Place: Leesburg, VA · LEESBURG, VA
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2502  68/7/26    LEESBURG,VA         BENSEN BOWLES       CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 2 TOTAL
        TIME - 1447                    N2090               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2090](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2090-2019-02-08), registration cancelled 2019-02-08, S/N 1, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN BOWLES
- Registry model: [Bowles B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowles-b-8m) (registry code 130072H) (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: Destroyed

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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