# NTSB NYC79FNC45: Benson B8MVW, N1182, Mars Hill, ME, August 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Place: Mars Hill, ME · MARS HILL, ME
- Location: 46.5192° N, 67.8697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mars Hill, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5192&lon=-67.8697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNC45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2227   79/8/4    MARS HILL,ME        BENSON B8MVW        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 151
        TIME - 1920                    N1182               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARS HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARS HILL,ME                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1182](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1182-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N G-1, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSON B8MVW
- Registry model: [Bensen B-8MVW](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8mvw) (registry code 1300531) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mars Hill

## 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 19790804024069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804024069A), Aug 4, 1979: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Mars Hill, ME, Substantial damage. Eng. Lost pwr. Made emer. Lndg. In buckwheat field. Foliage flipped acft over. Fact; failed to use carb. Heat.

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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