# NTSB Accident NYC01LA108
> **Bensen Aircraft Corp. Gyroplane** · 2001-04-27 · Watertown, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC01LA108
- **Event ID:** 20010502X00856
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-27
- **Location:** Watertown, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.96915, -75.910095
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bensen Aircraft Corp.
- **Model:** Gyroplane
- **Registration:** N8184
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in rotary wing aircraft.

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