# Accident 19790203002209A: Amtrbx BENSEN8M, Lincoln, CA, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5229 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSEN8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 4 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS FLYING AT 150 FEET AGL, MADE A TURN, LOST ROTOR RPM DURING TURN AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGHT ALTITUDE TO RECO

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK79DVG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG12), Feb 3, 1979: James Van C JV8M (N5229), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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