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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Libby, WA · October 16, 1983

Date
October 16, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Libby, WA
Airport
Libby
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4415W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LTI01
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTR 4318AMCCULCH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11 total11 in this make and model6 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.

Engine overheated in the pattern. Retarded throttle. Gyroplane settled into trees. No pilot license or medical.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE OVERHEATED IN THE PATTERN. RETARDED THROTTLE. GYROPLANE SETTLED INTO TREES. NO PILOT LICENSE OR MEDICAL.

NTSB investigation

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