# Accident 19821005051139A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Sandwich, IL, October 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Sandwich
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6501° N, 88.6190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandwich, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6501&lon=-88.6190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26063-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson BENSEN B-8M (registry code 13021J2, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005051139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT OVER EDGE OF A LAKE. LANDED IN THE WATER. BELIEVED TO BE WATER IN FUEL.NO PILOT LICENSE OR MEDICAL.

## 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 CHI83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA010), Oct 5, 1982: Benson B8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N26063 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940809020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809020939A), Aug 9, 1994: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ascended instable wobble to 50FT AGL. Stalled. Somersaulted. Impacted inverted. Had made alteration. Not licensed.

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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