# NTSB IAD79FA067: Benson R8M, N86531, Fayetteville, TN, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- Place: Fayetteville, TN · FAYETTEVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.1502° N, 86.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1502&lon=-86.5623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2666  79/8/19    FAYETTEVILLE,TN     BENSON R8M          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 585
        TIME - 1630                    N86531              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAYETTEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- GYROCOPTER OBSERVED FLYING SOUTHEAST FM ARPT AT 100 TO 300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N86531 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BENSON R8M
- Category: Gyroplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fayetteville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790819030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819030449A), Aug 19, 1979: Amtrbx BENSEN8M, Fayetteville, TN, Destroyed. Gyrocopter pilot struck powerlines while maneuvering at an unsafe altitude. Wires hidden by trees.

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.

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