# NTSB NYC72ENC02: Bensen BM-8M, N1479, Steuben, ME, July 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1971
- Place: Steuben, ME · STEUBEN, ME
- Location: 44.5106° N, 67.9653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steuben, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5106&lon=-67.9653&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72ENC02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72ENC02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1244   71/7/4    STEUBEN,ME          BENSEN BM-8M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N1479               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEUBEN,ME                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NO FORMAL FLT INSTRUCTION. HI SPEED TURN AT LO ALT PRIOR TDN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1479](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1479-1984-07-03), registration cancelled 1984-07-03, S/N RL-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN BM-8M
- Registry model: [Lee BENSEN GYRO 83PB](https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-bensen-gyro-83pb) (registry code 1300108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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