19810911062549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSEN B8M · Carlsbad, NM · September 11, 1981

Date
September 11, 1981 · 10:00 local
Place
Carlsbad, NM
Airport
Carlsbad
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4218Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQD34
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1200VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
112 total38 in this make and model9 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.

Air cleaner broke off and went through prop. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIR CLEANER BROKE OFF AND WENT THROUGH PROP. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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