# Accident 19840821044669A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Newman Lake, WA, August 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1984, 18:50 local time
- Place: Newman Lake, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7707° N, 117.0909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7707&lon=-117.0909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45684, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45684-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell Richard D BENSEN B8M (registry code 13021LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-richard-d-bensen-b8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mcculloch ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 43102, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTR 4318AMCCULCH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840821044669A

## Narrative

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

OVER CONTROLLED WHILE CIRCLING A STREET USED FOR PRACTICE. ROTORS STRUCK THE RUDDER AND STOPPED TURNING.

## 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 SEA84FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA209), Aug 22, 1984: Benson B8M (N45684), Newman Lake, WA, 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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