# Accident 19820627025039A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Kennewick, WA, June 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1982, 12:20 local time
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Airport: Vista
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2110° N, 119.1592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2110&lon=-119.1592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5919, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5919-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bensen B-8 (registry code 13005ZX, https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTR 4318AMCCULCH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 664 total, 110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627025039A

## Narrative

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

TURNED DOWNWIND IN A RAPID DESCENT DEMONSTRATION.UNABLE TO LOAD ROTORS FOR FLARE. BOUNCED, ROLLED OVER ON IMPACT.

## 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 SEA82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA096), Jun 27, 1982: Bensen B-8M (N5919), Kennewick, WA, 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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