# NTSB MKC67A0057: Bensen B8M, N30082, Scottsbluff, NE, April 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1967
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE · SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0265   67/4/6    SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR    BENSEN B8M          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 286
        TIME - 1630                    N30082              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBLUFF MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED FWD AS PLT WAS BOARDING AFTER HAND STARTING ENG. PROP STRUCK PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30082 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8M
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsbluff Muni

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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