# NTSB NYC79FFA14: Bensen B8M, N9024R, Canton, NY, February 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1979
- Place: Canton, NY · CANTON, NY
- Location: 44.6000° N, 75.1666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6000&lon=-75.1666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0672  79/2/19    CANTON,NY           BENSEN B8M          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1455                    N9024R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANTON,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- AFT RUDDER TORN FROM MATING PART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9024R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8M
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790219003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219003239A), Feb 19, 1979: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Canton, NY, Destroyed. Aircraft not certificated. Student pilot had not been endorsed for solo flght.

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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