# Accident 19870328007569A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Fountain Hills, AZ, March 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1987, 12:40 local time
- Place: Fountain Hills, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6009° N, 111.7394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6009&lon=-111.7394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282A-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marinello Anthony JR B-8M (registry code 13021PZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/marinello-anthony-jr-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTRMC O1001MCCULCH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 11 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328007569A

## Narrative

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

MADE AN ABRUPT TURN AND PULL UP. LOST CONTROL. ROLLED OVER AND DIVED TO THE GROUND.POSSIBLE ROTOR AND PROP STRIKE.

## 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 LAX87DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUJ04), Mar 28, 1987: Benson B-8M (N282A), Fountain Hills, AZ, substantial damage, 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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