# Accident 19790722042529A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Rockford, IL, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 15:18 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N65232, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65232-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hay B-8M (registry code 1302199, https://openairdocs.org/model/hay-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: 130 total, 130 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722042529A

## Narrative

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

PROP HUB GLAND NUT CAME LOOSE. PROP HIT ROTOR. GYROCOPTER CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

## 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 CHI79FEE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE69), Jul 22, 1979: Benson B-8M (N65232), Rockford, IL, destroyed

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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