# Accident 19801206082539A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Spring Lake, NC, December 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spring Lake, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1845° N, 78.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Lake, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1845&lon=-78.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8053Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 77 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DLJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801206082539A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF FROM SHORT STRIP WITH INSUFFICIENT ROTOR SPEED. 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 ATL81DLJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ02), Dec 6, 1980: Bensen B8M (N8053Y), Spring Lake, NC, 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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