# Accident 19890620016239A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, The Dalles, OR, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 13:41 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5392° N, 121.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-121.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3196-1989-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes BENSEN B-8M (registry code 13007WL, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620016239A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS WHILE MAKING LOW PASSES OVER FILM CREW. FLIPPED OVER AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA114), Jun 20, 1989: Hughes Bensen B-8M (N3196), The Dalles, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT IN A NARROW VALLEY DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

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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