# Accident 19800908090759A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Columbia, PA, September 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1980, 09:28 local time
- Place: Columbia, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0349° N, 76.4959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0349&lon=-76.4959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3776N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3776N-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Glenn D B-8M (registry code 13021DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-glenn-d-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: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908090759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80FGT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT21), Sep 8, 1980: Bensen B-8M (N3776N), Columbia, PA, 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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