# Accident 20160903015159A: Bryant, AR, September 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bryant, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6172° N, 92.4897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryant, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6172&lon=-92.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903015159A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 AT 1500 CST, THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SALINE COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SUZ) NEAR BENTON, ARKANSAS. THE BENSEN B8M, AMATEUR BUILT-EXPERIMENTAL, AUTOGYRO, NON-US REGISTERED TO THE (PIC) PILOT IN COMMAND WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.  THE GYROCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PIC?S CONDITION WAS FATAL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS THE SOLE INDIVIDUAL ONBOARD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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