# NTSB LAX71FUA20: Bensen B-8MW, N6113, Long Beach, CA, October 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1970
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4529   70/10/2   LONG BEACH,CALIF    BENSEN B-8MW        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2500
        TIME - 1201                    N6113               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            NO FLT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HI SPEED TAXI TEST OF SINGLE FLOAT ACFT. BECAME AIRBORNE,ACFT PITCHED FORWARD.UNABLE TO CTL. SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6113](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6113-1971-02-10), registration cancelled 1971-02-10, S/N 1003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8MW
- Registry model: [Keb Bensen Hydrocopter B-8MW](https://openairdocs.org/model/keb-bensen-hydrocopter-b-8mw) (registry code 130074M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane
- 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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