# NTSB LAX70FUGU9: Bensen B8-M, N6251, Hemet, CA, June 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1970
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 2010
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUGU9
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUGU9

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0905  70/6/27    HEMET,CALIF         BENSEN B8-M         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 0 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N6251               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET-RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CALIF                 HEMET,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- OVER CONTROLLED DURING RECOVERY FROM STEEP CLIMB.ROTOR SLOWED DOWN,FLAPPED.PLTS 1ST FLT,5 MIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6251](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251-2019-05-15), registration cancelled 2019-05-15, S/N KX-1, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8-M
- Registry model: [Kilchriste BENSEN B8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/kilchriste-bensen-b8m) (registry code 1300784) (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: Hemet-Ryan

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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