# NTSB MIA80FKJ26: Benson B8MD, N1743, Pensacola, FL, March 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1980
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0307  80/3/15  NR.PENSACOLA,FL       BENSON B8MD         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34,
        TIME - 1130                    N1743               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLF BRONSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PENSACOLA,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- 1ST FLT AFTER 8-YEAR STORAGE.NOT INSPECTED OR CERTIFICATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1743 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSON B8MD
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Olf Bronson Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800315008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315008849A), Mar 15, 1980: Amtrbx BENSEN8M, Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. Crashed in bay. No witnesses. Pilot not rated in aircraft. Drowned.

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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