# Accident 19810911062549A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Carlsbad, NM, September 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Carlsbad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4207° N, 104.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4207&lon=-104.2288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4218Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218Z-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canion James L BENSEN B8M (registry code 13021EQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/canion-james-l-bensen-b8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1200VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 38 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911062549A

## Narrative

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

AIR CLEANER BROKE OFF AND WENT THROUGH PROP. AIRCRAFT CRASHED 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 FTW81DQD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD34), Sep 11, 1981: Bensen B8M (N4218Z), Carlsbad, NM, 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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