# NTSB UNK64X2582: Benson B8M, N1065Z, Valley City, ND, June 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1964
- Place: Valley City, ND · VALLEY CITY, ND
- Location: 46.9209° N, 98.0052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley City, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9209&lon=-98.0052&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 February 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2582
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2582

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0247  64/6/30    VALLEY CITY ND      BENSON B8M          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 47, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N1065Z              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1065Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSON B8M
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Valley City

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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