# NTSB NYC67I0158: Bensen B-8M, Hooksett, NH, May 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1967
- Place: Hooksett, NH · HOOKSETT, NH
- Location: 43.0960° N, 71.4566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hooksett, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0960&lon=-71.4566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67I0158
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67I0158

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0002  67/5/14    HOOKSETT NH         BENSEN B-8M         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 44,
        TIME - 1100                    NNONE               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     120 TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKSETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        REMARKS- PLT SLIPPED WHILE PROPPING ENGINE.HIS RIGHT LEG WAS STRUCK AND SEVERED BY THE PROPELLER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: NNONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8M
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hooksett

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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