# Accident 19730520012709A: Amtr 1300761, Plymouth, MI, May 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2201 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1300761
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 25 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AEC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEC35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520012709A

## Narrative

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

TWO REAR ENG MOUNT SUPPORTS BKN IN WELD JOINTS,POOR FUSION OR LACK FUSION.UN DTRMN IF BREAK INFLT.

## 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 CHI73AEC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEC35), May 20, 1973: Bensen B-8M (N2201), Plymouth, MI, destroyed

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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