# NTSB MKC70FDM09: Bensen B-8M, N1802, Lake Elmo, MN, January 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1970
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Location: 44.9879° N, 92.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elmo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9879&lon=-92.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70FDM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FDM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0579  70/1/31    LAKE ELMO,MINN      BENSEN B-8M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N1802               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MINN              LAKE ELMO,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- CONTACTED DRY SURFACE WHILE SLIDING ON ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1802](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1802-1999-05-15), registration cancelled 1999-05-15, S/N 37566521 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8M
- Registry model: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Elmo

## Other investigations on N1802 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC69F0237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0237), Oct 21, 1968: Bensen B8-M (N1802), Anoka, MN, 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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