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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSEN8M · Selma, AL · March 23, 1980

Date
March 23, 1980 · 15:40 local
Place
Selma, AL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N554A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKJ27
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSEN8M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Buzzed area made sharp turn at low altitude. Lost control. Crashed. Alcohol involved.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED AREA MADE SHARP TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED. ALCOHOL INVOLVED.

NTSB investigation

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