# Accident 19810731046209A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Columbia, MO, July 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1981, 20:05 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: E. W. Cotonwoods
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8068H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8068H-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Andrews Floyd BENSEN B-8M (registry code 13021BR, https://openairdocs.org/model/andrews-floyd-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,489 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731046209A

## Narrative

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

GYROPLANE CRASHED AFTER LOSING CONTROL DURING SHARP TURN AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 MKC81FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA046), Jul 31, 1981: Bensen B-8M (N8068H), Columbia, MO, 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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