# NTSB UNK64X0668: Benson B8M, N8756R, Smithfield, RI, February 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1964
- Place: Smithfield, RI · SMITHFIELD, RI
- Location: 41.9220° N, 71.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9220&lon=-71.5495&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 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0668
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0668

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0043  64/2/23    SMITHFIELD RI       BENSON B8M          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 162
        TIME - 1400                    N8756R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8756R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8756R-1971-12-15), registration cancelled 1971-12-15, S/N CWW-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSON B8M
- Registry model: [Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-gyrocopter-b-8m) (registry code 059041E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smithfield

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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