# Accident 19790610012589A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Johnstown, OH, June 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1979, 12:45 local time
- Place: Johnstown, OH
- Airport: Kearns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0937° N, 82.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kearns Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0937&lon=-82.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4644, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4644-2012-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bensen B-8M (registry code 1300516, https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610012589A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED WHILE CIRCLING AIRPORT. PILOT INEXPERIENCED AND NOT RATED IN TYPE.

## 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 CHI79FEK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK15), Jun 10, 1979: Benson B8M (N4644), Johnstown, OH, 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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