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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Kirbyville, TX · May 7, 1981

Date
May 7, 1981 · 18:50 local
Place
Kirbyville, TX
Airport
Kirbyville
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8487B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRA28
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15 total0 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made erratic takeoff. Started climbing turn, struck trees & wires. Student was not endorsed. Received no dual.

As the FAA filed it

MADE ERRATIC TAKEOFF. STARTED CLIMBING TURN, STRUCK TREES & WIRES. STUDENT WAS NOT ENDORSED. RECEIVED NO DUAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.