# NTSB Accident FTW96LA161
> **Bensen GYROPLANE** · 1996-04-04 · CARTHAGE, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA161
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05549
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-04
- **Location:** CARTHAGE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.150009, -94.33065
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bensen
- **Model:** GYROPLANE
- **Registration:** NONE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate coordination with the spectator, concerning the spectator's need to remain clear of the takeoff area, and the spectator's failure to remain clear of the takeoff area.  A factor relating to the accident was: the spectator's distorted perception of distance, while viewing the aircraft through a camera view finder.

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