19790617014309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSEN8M · Paso Robles, CA · June 17, 1979

Date
June 17, 1979 · 10:45 local
Place
Paso Robles, CA
Airport
Paso Robles
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1450
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FVM27
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSEN8M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
259 total1 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft was observed to make an abrupt change in altitude during initial climb. Rolled over, went straight into ground

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN ALTITUDE DURING INITIAL CLIMB. ROLLED OVER, WENT STRAIGHT INTO GROUND

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.