# Accident 19850711035219A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Hebron, OH, July 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1985, 21:00 local time
- Place: Hebron, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9603° N, 82.4899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9603&lon=-82.4899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9729N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9729N-1994-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gilbert James P BENSEN B-8M (registry code 13021NE, https://openairdocs.org/model/gilbert-james-p-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711035219A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CABLE BECAME LOOSE. AUTOROTATED, HIT NOSE FIRST, BLADES HIT GROUND. NO PILOT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI85LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA289), Jul 12, 1985: Bensen B8M (N9729N), Hebron, OH, destroyed

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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