# Accident 19801129074659A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Sherrill, AR, November 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sherrill, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3793° N, 91.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherrill, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3793&lon=-91.9544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3790K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3790K-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kindrick Louie L B-8M (registry code 13021DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/kindrick-louie-l-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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129074659A

## Narrative

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

GYROCOPTER WAS OBSERVED DIVING INTO GROUND. EVIDENCE INDICATES REVERSE CONING OF BLADES MAY HAVE DAMAGED RUDDER.

## 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 FTW81FPG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG07), Nov 29, 1980: Bensen B8M (N3790K), Sherrill, AR, 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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