# NTSB LAX77DUG22: Bensen B-8, N5150V, El Mirage, CA, January 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1977
- Place: El Mirage, CA · EL MIRAGE, CA
- Location: 34.6022° N, 117.6312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Mirage, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6022&lon=-117.6312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0034  77/1/16    EL MIRAGE,CA        BENSEN B-8          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 125
        TIME - 1130                    N5150V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MIRAGE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SETTLED INTO BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5150V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5150V-1977-02-18), registration cancelled 1977-02-18, S/N 1919E (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8
- Registry model: [Benson B-8D](https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-b-8d) (registry code 130068J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: El Mirage

## 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 19770116000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770116000159A), Jan 16, 1977: Amtr 130078X, El Mirage, CA, Destroyed. Settled into brush.

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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