# NTSB Accident IAD00LA074
> **Unknown BENSEN GYROCOPTER** · 2000-08-13 · MACEDON, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD00LA074
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21745
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-13
- **Location:** MACEDON, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.059097, -77.300468
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Unknown
- **Model:** BENSEN GYROCOPTER
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter.  Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of total flight experience and familiarity with the gyrocopter.

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