# Accident 19890513053029A: Amtrbx BENSENB8*, Eldon, MO, May 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1989, 17:15 local time
- Place: Eldon, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3509° N, 92.5691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3509&lon=-92.5691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37511, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37511-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Switzer BENSEN B-8KSB (registry code 1300109, https://openairdocs.org/model/switzer-bensen-b-8ksb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 (registry code 43101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890513053029A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. ROTORS HIT PROP . NO MEDICAL OR RATING.

## 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 MKC89FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA109), May 13, 1989: Bensen B-8KSB (N37511), Eldon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN DURING TAKE OFF.

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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