# Accident 19870925082169A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Frasher, MI, September 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Frasher, MI
- Airport: Mckinley Frasher
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5293° N, 82.9394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5293&lon=-82.9394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2469, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Willi Don E B8M (registry code 13021PM, https://openairdocs.org/model/willi-don-e-b8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mcculloch ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 43102, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925082169A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AND CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. SEAT TANK SEALER CLOGGED THE FUEL FILTERS AND JAMMED CHECK VALVE. SCRAPED TANK.

## 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 CHI87DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEC05), Sep 25, 1987: Willi/Bensen B-8M (N2469), Fraser, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH LED TO BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION OF THE ENGINE.

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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