# Accident 19790804024069A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Mars Hill, ME, August 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1979, 19:15 local time
- Place: Mars Hill, ME
- Airport: Mars Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5289° N, 67.8767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARS HILL (ME40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5289&lon=-67.8767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1182, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1182-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bensen B-8MVW (registry code 1300531, https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8mvw) (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: 151 total, 81 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804024069A

## Narrative

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

ENG. LOST PWR. MADE EMER. LNDG. IN BUCKWHEAT FIELD. FOLIAGE FLIPPED ACFT OVER. FACT; FAILED TO USE CARB. HEAT.

## 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 NYC79FNC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC45), Aug 4, 1979: Benson B8MVW (N1182), Mars Hill, ME, 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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