# NTSB MIA69D0103: Bensen H-1, N3324, Geneva, FL, July 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1968
- Place: Geneva, FL · GENEVA, FL
- Location: 28.7366° N, 81.1162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneva, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7366&lon=-81.1162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2340   68/7/1    GENEVA,FLA          BENSEN H-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 167
        TIME - 1730                    N3324               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSCEOLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NO 4 PISTON SEIZED IN CYL,CAUSE UNDETERMINED.LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN OFF RNWY AT ABANDONED ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3324 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN H-1
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Osceola

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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