# Accident 19800928048519A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, St Joseph, IL, September 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1980, 12:50 local time
- Place: St Joseph, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1147° N, 88.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1147&lon=-88.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30087-2012-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bensen B-8M (registry code 1300516, https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-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: 108 total, 100 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928048519A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR SUPPORT BAR FAILED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. GYROPLANE ROLLED LEFT. ROTORS HIT GROUND.

## 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 CHI80FEV40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV40), Sep 28, 1980: Bensen B8M (N30087), St. Joseph, IL, 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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