# Accident 19810607032629A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Greenville, PA, June 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Greenville, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4051° N, 80.3838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4051&lon=-80.3838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8496T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8496T-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gray Donald E B-8M (registry code 13021ED, https://openairdocs.org/model/gray-donald-e-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTRMC O1001MCCULCH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 17 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607032629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED ON FIRST FLIGHT TEST OF GYROCOPTER. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 NYC81FGM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM20), Jun 7, 1981: Bensen B8M (N8496T), Greenville, PA, 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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