# Accident 19940809020939A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Sandwich, IL, August 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6393° N, 88.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6393&lon=-88.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26063-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson BENSEN B-8M (registry code 13021J2, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-bensen-b-8m) (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: AMTR 4318AMCCULCH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809020939A

## Narrative

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

ASCENDED INSTABLE WOBBLE TO 50FT AGL. STALLED. SOMERSAULTED. IMPACTED INVERTED. HAD MADE ALTERATION. NOT LICENSED.

## 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 CHI94LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA274), Aug 9, 1994: Nelson Benson B-8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT (OWNER/PILOT/MECHANIC), AND HIS IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE…

## Other reports on N26063 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821005051139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005051139A), Oct 5, 1982: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N26063), Sandwich, IL, Destroyed. Engine quit over edge of a lake. Landed in the water. Believed to be water in fuel. No pilot license or medical.

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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