# Accident 19800823039079A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, August 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Tortugero
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4411° N, 66.3976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vega Baja, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4411&lon=-66.3976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2294-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Toothaker-Bensen B-8M (registry code 13007TE, https://openairdocs.org/model/toothaker-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Menasco 0-45 (registry code 43501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-0-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1300VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,150 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823039079A

## Narrative

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

DISTRIBUTOR SEIZED. ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. TRYING TO MAKE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 MIA80DKA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA09), Aug 23, 1980: Bensen B8M (N2294), Vega Baja, PR, substantial damage

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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