# NTSB FTW67A0031: Bensen B8M, N6771A, Del Rio, TX, September 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1966
- Place: Del Rio, TX · DEL RIO, TX
- Location: 29.3730° N, 100.8819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3730&lon=-100.8819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0947   66/9/6    DEL RIO TEX         BENSEN B8M          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 4500
        TIME - 1230                    N6771A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEL RIO INTNL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WAS TO HAVE BEEN INITIAL FLIGHT OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6771A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8M
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Del Rio Intnl

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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