# NTSB MIA70D0016: Bensen B-8M, N1074, Brooksville, FL, May 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1969
- Place: Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1979  69/5/18    BROOKSVILLE,FLA     BENSEN B-8M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1059                    N1074               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNANDO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          115                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DOWN WIND TURN AT LOW ALT,PLT LOWERED NOSE TO INCREASE ROTOR SPEED,WIND DRIFTED ACFT INTO TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1074](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1074-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N D74452, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8M
- Registry model: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hernando County

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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