# NTSB NYC68A0051: Bensen BMX8, Pottstown, PA, September 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1967
- Place: Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0826  67/9/27    POTTSTOWN,PA        BENSEN BMX8         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 481
        TIME - 1130                    NNONE               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN LIMRICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT HAD 12 MIN IN TYPE.LANDED IN CRAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: NNONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN BMX8
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pottstown Limrick

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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