# Accident 19810103000169A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Katy, TX, January 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Airport: King
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8149° N, 95.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at King Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8149&lon=-95.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9037Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9037Q-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fisk Wallace K B-8M (registry code 13021Y6, https://openairdocs.org/model/fisk-wallace-k-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 FTW81FRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810103000169A

## Narrative

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

TOO FAST & NEAR DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. BEGAN GO-AROUND, STRUCK POWERLINE. NOT RATED AS AIRMAN.

## 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 FTW81FRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA14), Jan 3, 1981: Bensen R-8M (N9037Q), Katy, TX, destroyed

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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