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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Somerville, TN · July 9, 1983

Date
July 9, 1983 · 13:30 local
Place
Somerville, TN
Airport
Fayette Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N47BH
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA264
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTRMC O1001MCCULCH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2 total0 in this make and model2 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.

Carb air filter came off and splintered prop. Vibration caused main frame to fold up putting pilot into prop.

As the FAA filed it

CARB AIR FILTER CAME OFF AND SPLINTERED PROP. VIBRATION CAUSED MAIN FRAME TO FOLD UP PUTTING PILOT INTO PROP.

NTSB investigation

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