# Accident 19800608017979A: Amtr BENCHMARK, Newton, KS, June 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1980, 16:38 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79FG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79FG-1983-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Matthias WM L BENCHMARK (registry code 0564698, https://openairdocs.org/model/matthias-wm-l-benchmark) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BENCHMARK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,705 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608017979A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED ABRUPT PULL-UPS & DIVES AT A LOW ALTITUDE ON TEST FLIGHT OF NEW AIRPLANE. EXCEEDED LAOD LIMITS. BROKE UP.

## 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 MKC80FCQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ19), Jun 8, 1980: Benchmark 01 (N79FG), Newton, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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