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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSEN B-8M · Wendover, UT · June 16, 1983

Date
June 16, 1983 · 20:15 local
Place
Wendover, UT
Airport
Wendover
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67037
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FTM05
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unlicensed pilot and aircraft flew into 29 foot high 12000 volt powerlines that crossed the road he was following.

As the FAA filed it

UNLICENSED PILOT AND AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO 29 FOOT HIGH 12000 VOLT POWERLINES THAT CROSSED THE ROAD HE WAS FOLLOWING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.