# Accident 19830709029749A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Somerville, TN, July 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Somerville, TN
- Airport: Fayette Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2294° N, 89.3508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2294&lon=-89.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47BH-1983-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bensen B-8M (registry code 1300516, https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTRMC O1001MCCULCH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709029749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA264), Jul 9, 1983: Bensen B8M (N47BH), Somerville, TN, 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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