# Accident 19730916030369A: Amtr 1301039, East Moriches, NY, September 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1973
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Spadaros
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.8088° N, 72.7566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Moriches, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8088&lon=-72.7566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6890 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1301039
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 0 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916030369A

## Narrative

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

PLT ELECTED TO CUT PWR,ACFT DROPPED FROM ABT 20FT AGL,T/D ON ALL 3 WHEELS.

## 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 NYC74FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ12), Sep 16, 1973: Bensen B8-M (N6890), East Moriches, NY, substantial damage

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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