# Accident 19830923053099A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Paoli, IN, September 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Paoli, IN
- Airport: Paoli
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5499° N, 86.4590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5499&lon=-86.4590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6469, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6469-1984-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bensen-Mcphesson B-8M (registry code 130079P, https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-mcphesson-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 276 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830923053099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WORKED ON ROTOR BLADE ADJUSTMENT. INDICATES MAIN ROTOR CHOPPED OFF PROP AND PART OF RUDDER ON TEST FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI83FA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA438), Sep 23, 1983: Bensen B8M (N6469), Paoli, IN, 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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