# Accident 19800719025629A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Montgomery, MO, July 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1980, 14:05 local time
- Place: Montgomery, MO
- Airport: Montgomery-Wehrma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9981, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9981-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert Lindsay B-8M (registry code 13007C6, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-lindsay-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 (registry code 43101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 234 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719025629A

## Narrative

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

GYROPLANE STRUCK WIRES WHILE CIRCLING AIRPORT.

## 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 MKC80FCA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA22), Jul 19, 1980: Bensen B8M (N9981), Montgomery Cy, MO, 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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