# Accident 19830203009179A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Patillas, Puerto Rico, February 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: Patillas, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Patillas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0069° N, 66.0135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patillas, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0069&lon=-66.0135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1080L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1080L-2014-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Linares Julio B8M (registry code 13021GC, https://openairdocs.org/model/linares-julio-b8m) (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 MIA83FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FKA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830203009179A

## Narrative

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

CYCLIC STICK CONTROL CAME LOOSE, PILOT ALLOWED ENGINE TO DIE. GYROCOPTER STALLED.NO PILOT OR AIRCRAFT LICENSE.

## 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 MIA83FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FKA01), Feb 3, 1983: Bensen B8M (N1080L), Patillas, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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