# NTSB LAX75FUM19: Bensen B8M, N47798, Ocotillo Wells, CA, March 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Ocotillo Wells, CA · OCOTILLO WELLS, CA
- Location: 33.1445° N, 116.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocotillo Wells, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1445&lon=-116.1342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0292   75/3/1    OCOTILLO WELLS,CA   BENSEN B8M          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 142
        TIME - 1450                    N47798              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCOTILL0
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCOTILLO WELLS,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47798](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47798-1975-04-10), registration cancelled 1975-04-10, S/N 001, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8M
- Registry model: [Sroka BENSEN B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/sroka-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1301030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ocotill0

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750301003519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301003519A), Mar 1, 1975: Amtr 1301030, Ocotillo Wells, CA, 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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