# Accident 19930902032819A: Amtr B8M, Fall River, MA, September 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1993, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fall River, MA
- Airport: Fall River Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7555° N, 71.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fall River Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7555&lon=-71.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8447, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8447-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lach BENSEN B-8M (registry code 1302110, https://openairdocs.org/model/lach-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR B8M
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 617 total, 617 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902032819A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING FLARE GYROCOPTER WENT OUT OF CONTROL. ROLLED OVER. ROTOR CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 BFO93LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA149), Sep 2, 1993: Lach Bensen B-8M (N8447), Fall River, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE GYROCOPTER'S MAIN ROTOR CONTROL ARM. fACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A LOOSE CLAMP ON THE ROTOR CONTROL ARM, DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OR INSPECTION, WHICH RESULTED…

## Other reports on N8447 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790720015979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720015979A), Jul 20, 1979: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N8447), Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. Took off and climbed out in simi stall. Descended into a corn field at the end of the runway.

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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