# Accident 19840312041009A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Sanford, FL, March 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1984, 08:15 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8095° N, 81.3302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8095&lon=-81.3302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3154A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840312041009A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TO PORPOISE IN FLIGHT. INDICATES CONING AND FLAPPING OCCURRED.BROKE OFF MASTAND PROP BLADES.CRASHED IN TREES.

## 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 MIA84FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA104), Mar 12, 1984: Gross Benson B-8M (N3154A), Sanford, FL, 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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