# Accident 19790720015979A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Rockford, IL, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 18:20 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8447, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8447-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lach BENSEN B-8M (registry code 1302110, https://openairdocs.org/model/lach-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 174 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE72-134979) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720015979A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED OUT IN SIMI STALL. DESCENDED INTO A CORN FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI79FEE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE72-134979), Jul 20, 1979: Lach/Bensen B8M (N8447), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8447 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930902032819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902032819A), Sep 2, 1993: Amtr B8M (N8447), Fall River, MA, Substantial damage. During landing flare gyrocopter went out of control. Rolled over. Rotor control arm had failed from fatigue.

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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