# Accident 20010427009879A: Amtr B8M, Clarksville, AR, April 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2001, 10:16 local time
- Place: Clarksville, AR
- Airport: Clarksville Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 35.4509° N, 93.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4509&lon=-93.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36BJ-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boykin B J B8M (registry code 13021BM, https://openairdocs.org/model/boykin-b-j-b8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR B8M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010427009879A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 27, 2001, A GYROCOPTER N36BJ WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ AT THE AIRPORT IN CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS. WHILE MAKING TOUCH AND GOES,ON HIS FOURTH PATTERN RUN HE EXPERENCED THE CONTROL STICK WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE LEFT AND RIGHT, WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE THE STICK BECAME FREE.  THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL, AND THE GYROCOPTER DECENDED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  MINOR INJURIES AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE GYROCOPTER.

## 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 FTW01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA114), Apr 27, 2001: Boykin B J B8M (N36BJ), Clarksville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loose control stick on takeoff, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable.

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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