# Accident 19810912058699A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Manitowoc, WI, September 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Manitowoc, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0980° N, 87.6789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manitowoc, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0980&lon=-87.6789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513DE-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Everest-Bensen B-8M (registry code 05602LW, https://openairdocs.org/model/everest-bensen-b-8m) (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
- Reported engine: MCCULH O1001
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEP47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058699A

## Narrative

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

GYROCOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 CHI81DEP47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP47), Sep 12, 1981: Bensen B-8M (N513DE), Manitowoc, WI, 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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