# Accident 19810507022859A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Kirbyville, TX, May 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1981, 18:50 local time
- Place: Kirbyville, TX
- Airport: Kirbyville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6466° N, 93.9149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KIRBYVILLE (T12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6466&lon=-93.9149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8487B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 0 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507022859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA28), May 7, 1981: Bensen B8M (N8487B), Kirbyville, TX, 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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