# NTSB LAX69D0057: Bensen B-8M, N1585, Shafter, CA, July 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1968
- Place: Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0057

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2049  68/7/14    SHAFTER,CALIF       BOEING N2S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2050
        TIME - 1000                    N268N               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT OF N268N LOST SIGHT OF N1585 BUT CONTINUED TO TAXI TOWARD IT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2049  68/7/14    SHAFTER,CALIF       BENSEN B-8M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N1585               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1585](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1585-2020-05-15), registration cancelled 2020-05-15, S/N TG-1, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8M
- Registry model: [Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8) (registry code 13005ZX) (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: Shafter

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N268N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268N-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 75-7699, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S
- Registry model: [Boeing N2S-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-n2s-2) (registry code 1380118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Shafter

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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