# Accident 19920819036669A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Paducah, KY, August 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N852DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N852DC-1998-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callaway Donald R BENSEN B-80 (registry code 130012F, https://openairdocs.org/model/callaway-donald-r-bensen-b-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819036669A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN FUEL LINES. LANDED IN TWELVE FOOT TALL CORNFIELD.

## 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 NYC92LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA179), Aug 19, 1992: Benson-Callaway B-80 (N852DC), Paducah, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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