# Accident 19970124000809A: Amtr B8M, Williston, FL, January 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1997, 17:39 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3705° N, 82.4498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3705&lon=-82.4498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3495-1998-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cress Gerald W CRESS B-8-M (registry code 05628VA, https://openairdocs.org/model/cress-gerald-w-cress-b-8-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR B8M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970124000809A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 22. BEGAN LEFT TURN OVER RUNWAY 14. INDICATES ABRUPT TURN CAUSED ROTOR CONING. ROTORS HIT PROP

## 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 MIA97LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA073), Jan 24, 1997: Cress Cress B-8-M (Bensen) (N3495), Williston, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain rotor rpm, while maneuvering, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with 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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