# Accident 19830723035149A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Wenatchee, WA, July 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3708° N, 120.3497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3708&lon=-120.3497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2279C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2279C-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bensen B-8M (registry code 1300516, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830723035149A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN FORWARD SPEED AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST ROTOR RPM CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 SEA83LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA158), Jul 23, 1983: Bensen B8M (N2279C), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed

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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