# NTSB IAD71FIA05: Bensen B-8M, N5310, Woodbridge, VA, July 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1970
- Place: Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0937   70/7/1    WOODBRIDGE,VA       BENSEN B-8M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1502
        TIME - 1430                    N5310               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBRIDGE,VA               WOODBRIDGE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.PLT SUFFERED AMNESIA.ENG CKD OK.ROTOR BLADES NOT BENSEN DESIGN.1ST FLT AFT RECERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5310](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310-2012-02-27), registration cancelled 2012-02-27, S/N HLZ5421, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8M
- Registry model: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516) (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
- Airport: Woodbridge

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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