# Accident 19830618025489A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Santa Maria, CA, June 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Northside Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8193° N, 120.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8193&lon=-120.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7045, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7045-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mareik B-8M (registry code 1301025, https://openairdocs.org/model/mareik-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618025489A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF GYROCOPTER WHILE MANEUVERING OVER AIRPORT. PILOT FELL FROM SPINNING AIRCRAFT PRIOR GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX83LUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUQ03), Jun 19, 1983: Mareik-Bensen B-8M (N7045), Santa Maria, CA, 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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