# Accident 19810721043499A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Ridott, IL, July 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1981, 15:10 local time
- Place: Ridott, IL
- Airport: Evarts
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2968° N, 89.4771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridott, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2968&lon=-89.4771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3778J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3778J-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James Donald W BENSEN B8MG (registry code 1301907, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-donald-w-bensen-b8mg) (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: 68 total, 40 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721043499A

## Narrative

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

GYROCOPTER CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL WHEN MAIN ROTOR MAST BROKE AT ENGINE MOUNT ATTACH BOLTS.

## 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 CHI81FEE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE46), Jul 21, 1981: Bensen B8MG (N3778J), Ridott, IL, 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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