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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Columbia, PA · September 8, 1980

Date
September 8, 1980 · 09:28 local
Place
Columbia, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3776N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FGT21
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20 total20 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Report indicates gyroplanes engine quit. Pilot lost control. Engine restarted before ground impact. Engine check okay.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT INDICATES GYROPLANES ENGINE QUIT.PILOT LOST CONTROL.ENGINE RESTARTED BEFORE GROUND IMPACT.ENGINE CHECK OKAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.