# Accident 19870316029519A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Escatawpa, MS, March 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Escatawpa, MS
- Airport: New Jackson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4958° N, 88.5443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escatawpa, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4958&lon=-88.5443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1389X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2200VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870316029519A

## Narrative

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

THE GYROCOPTER CARTWHEELED DURING SIMULATED POWER OFF LANDING PRACTICE. STUDENT REPORTED GUST CAUSED AIRSPEED DROP.

## 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 MIA87LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA113), Mar 16, 1987: Kenny Deward B-8M (N1389X), Escatawpa, MS, 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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