# Accident 19811019068239A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Joplin, KS, October 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Joplin, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3071 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 69 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FCG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019068239A

## Narrative

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

GYROPLANE CRASHED WHILE CIRCLING AIRPORT.

## 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 MKC82FCG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG03), Oct 19, 1981: Bensen B-8 (N3071), Joplin, MO, 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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