# Accident 19860510027249A: Amtrbx BENSENB8/, Suffolk, VA, May 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6997° N, 76.6307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6997&lon=-76.6307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8/
- Reported engine: AMTR 4318AMCCULCH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510027249A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPERLY LOWERED PITCH TO COMPENSATE FOR EXTRA LIFT. BLADES FLAPPED, HIT RUDDER. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO IMPACT.

## 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 BFO86FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID08), May 10, 1986: Milliken Gyrocopter B-80 (N202M), Suffolk, VA, 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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