# Accident 19830616026629A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Wendover, UT, June 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1983, 20:15 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Airport: Wendover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8206° N, 113.5691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8206&lon=-113.5691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67037-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garnett BENSEN B-8M (registry code 1302174, https://openairdocs.org/model/garnett-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 DEN83FTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616026629A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN83FTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTM05), Jun 17, 1983: Bensen B-8M (N67037), Wendover, UT, 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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