# NTSB MIA65A0127: Bensen B8M, Morrisville, NC, June 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1965
- Place: Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8364° N, 78.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-78.8390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0009  65/6/27    MORRISVILLE NC      BENSEN B8M          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    CF-SKR              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALIEGH-DURHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
          PILOT-MADE STEEP PULLUP AND PUSHOVER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED IN PUSHOVER AFTER CLIMB
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-SKR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8M
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Raliegh-Durham

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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