# NTSB MIA77DKT01: Bensen Gyro, Gulfstream, FL, October 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Gulfstream, FL · GULFSTREAM, FL
- Location: 26.4860° N, 80.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Stream, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4860&lon=-80.0574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3993   76/10/2   GULFSTREAM,FL       BENSEN GYRO         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 200
        TIME - 1545                    NONE                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PROP & ROTOR BLADES COLLIDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN GYRO
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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