# Accident 19900721027549A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Hearne, TX, July 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Hearne, TX
- Airport: Hearne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8707° N, 96.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8707&lon=-96.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130MP-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pinson M L BENSEN B-8M (registry code 13021QB, https://openairdocs.org/model/pinson-m-l-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721027549A

## Narrative

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

OVER CONTROLLED ON CLIMBOUT. PITCHED UP AND DOWN,LOST CONTROL,BECAME INVERTED AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW90DRA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA07), Jul 21, 1990: Bensen B-8M (N130MP), Hearne, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO EXCESSIVE CONTROL INPUTS AND HIS ABRUPT ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT.

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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