# Accident 19870901049029A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Waterford, CT, September 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Waterford, CT
- Airport: New London-Waterford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3463° N, 72.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3463&lon=-72.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: AMTR 4318AMCCULCH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870901049029A

## Narrative

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

THE GYROCOPTER BOUNCED ON LANDING. ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND. STUDENT LICENSE EXPIRED. NO AIRWORTHINESS 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 NYC87DNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE05), Sep 1, 1987: Hall B-80M (N180RH), Waterford, CT, 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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