# Accident 19840813040189A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Gross Isle, MI, August 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1984, 19:10 local time
- Place: Gross Isle, MI
- Airport: Grosse Isle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1307° N, 83.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1307&lon=-83.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4453D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4453D-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Lindsay Clyde BENSON B8M (registry code 13021LE, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-lindsay-clyde-benson-b8m) (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: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840813040189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN WATER. WAS USING A MIXTURE OF CHAINSAW OIL AND UNLEADED AUTO FUEL.

## 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 CHI84LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA347), Aug 13, 1984: Lindsay Davis Benson B8M (N4453D), Gross Ile, MI, substantial damage

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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