# Accident 19800324006899A: Amtrbx BENSENB8/, Los Fresnos, TX, March 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Los Fresnos, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0744° N, 97.4875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Fresnos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0744&lon=-97.4875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9192 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800324006899A

## Narrative

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

GYRO COPTER BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. WAS SEEN TO CHANGE ALTITUDE ABRUPTLY SEVERAL TIMES. TURBULENCE IN AREA.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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