# NTSB OAK69F0123: Bensen B-8, N1697, Santa Rosa, CA, August 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1968
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69F0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2998  68/8/24    SANTA ROSA,CALIF    BENSEN B-8          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 3118
        TIME - 1800                    N1697               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1697](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1697-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 127672590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B-8
- Registry model: [Smith-Bensen B-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-bensen-b-8) (registry code 1300773) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Rosa

## Other investigations on N1697 (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX68A0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0088), Mar 16, 1968: Bensen B-8 (N1697), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0081), Mar 2, 1967: Bensen B-8 (N1697), Fontana, CA, substantial damage

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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