# Accident 19820914046569A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Walls, TN, September 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1982, 18:15 local time
- Place: Walls, TN
- Airport: Delta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2311E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2311E-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harkness John BENSEN B8M (registry code 13021W7, https://openairdocs.org/model/harkness-john-bensen-b8m) (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: AMTRMC O1001MCCULCH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FLT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLT06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820914046569A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. FOUND LOWER LEFT CONTROL PUSH ROD BOLT MISSING.

## 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 ATL82FLT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLT06), Sep 14, 1982: Benson B8M (N2311E), Walls, MS, 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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