# Accident 19790506009749A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Mulberry, FL, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 14:40 local time
- Place: Mulberry, FL
- Airport: Circle X
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9054° N, 81.9883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mulberry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9054&lon=-81.9883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6820A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6820A-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Castner BENSEN B-8M (registry code 1300841, https://openairdocs.org/model/castner-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,252 total, 1,252 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506009749A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS SEEN TO DIVE INTO THE GROUND. FOUND OLD BREAK IN THE CONTROL ROD TO THE MAIN ROTOR.

## 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 MIA79FLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD62), May 6, 1979: Bensen Gyro B-8M (N6820A), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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