# NTSB MIA72RKA01: Bensen BM8, N10VB, Aruba, AA, June 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1971
- Place: Aruba, AA · ARUBA, Aruba
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72RKA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72RKA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0011  71/6/29    ARUBA,ANTILLES      BENSEN BM8          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1929
        TIME - 1210                    N10VB               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARUBA,ANTILLES              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NETHERLANDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10VB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10VB-1972-11-15), registration cancelled 1972-11-15, S/N VJB-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN BM8
- Registry model: [Beiter BENSEN BM-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/beiter-bensen-bm-8) (registry code 13007H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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