19880730058539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Oxford, MA · July 30, 1988

Date
July 30, 1988 · 11:10 local
Place
Oxford, MA
Airport
Oxford Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25113
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total20 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Approach too high. Attempted to gain altitude and reverse course. Lost rotor speed. Landed in trees off runway.

As the FAA filed it

APPROACH TOO HIGH. ATTEMPTED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND REVERSE COURSE. LOST ROTOR SPEED. LANDED IN TREES OFF RUNWAY.