# Accident 19900720027699A: Amtrbx BENSENB8*, Hearne, TX, July 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hearne, TX
- Airport: Hearne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8704° N, 96.5900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8704&lon=-96.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70136, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70136-1990-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Huffaker Richard E HUFFAKER/BENSEN (registry code 130014J, https://openairdocs.org/model/huffaker-richard-e-huffaker-bensen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900720027699A

## Narrative

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

ON LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY, STALLED DROPPED 10 FEET TO GROUND, ROLLED OVER.

## 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 FTW90DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA06), Jul 20, 1990: Huffaher Benson (N70136), Hearne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE TAIL WIND CONDIITONS DURING A LOW PASS WHICH EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE TAIL 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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