# NTSB MKC74FGG09: Bensen B8, N6394, Windsor, MO, August 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1973
- Place: Windsor, MO · WINDSOR, MO
- Location: 38.5323° N, 93.5229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5323&lon=-93.5229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FGG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FGG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2220  73/8/12    WINDSOR,MO          BENSEN B8           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N6394               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR,MO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PULLED UP SHARPLY TO AVOID TREES,THEN NOSED DWN ABRUPTLY.M/R BLADES DROOPED,HIT PROP & SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6394](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6394-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N H-109 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8
- Registry model: [Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (registry code 1300516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730812025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812025299A), Aug 12, 1973: Amtr 1300761, Windsor, MO, Destroyed. Pulled up sharply to avoid trees,then nosed dwn abruptly.m/r blades drooped,hit prop & separated.

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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