# Accident 19900412056569A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Burlington/Mt V, WA, April 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Burlington/Mt V, WA
- Airport: Skagit Regional/Bay View Airport
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5307° N, 122.3091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5307&lon=-122.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87917-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Becker BENSEN B8M (registry code 13021K8, https://openairdocs.org/model/becker-bensen-b8m) (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 BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,976 total, 139 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412056569A

## Narrative

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

GOT OUT OF GYROPLANE, ENGINE IDLING, TO TURN CRAFT INTO WIND. IDLING PROP STRUCK PILOTS ARM REACHING TO CHOCK WHEEL

## 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 SEA90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA067), Apr 12, 1990: Becker Bensen B8M (N87917), Burlington, WA, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE PROPELLER.

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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