# Accident 19821001050409A: Amtrbx BENSENB8*, Mt Vernon, OH, October 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1982, 16:40 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH
- Airport: Wynkoop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3903° N, 82.4708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3903&lon=-82.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9985F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 108 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821001050409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD BOUNCED AND FLIPPED OVER. GYROCOPTER DESTROYED WHEN ROTORS HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI83LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA001), Oct 1, 1982: Benson Gyrocopter (N9985F), Mt. Vernon, OH, destroyed

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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