# Accident 19800612018449A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Hudson, NY, June 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hudson, NY
- Airport: Columbia Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2913° N, 73.7103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA COUNTY (1B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2913&lon=-73.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3213 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612018449A

## Narrative

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

GYROCOPTER FLOWN BY SOLO STUDENT WAS SEEN TO PITCH UP & STALL OVER RUNWAY ON CLIMB-OUT. FIRST POWERED FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC80FFA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA19), Jun 12, 1980: Bensen B-8M (N3213), Hudson, NY, substantial damage, 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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