# Accident 19740217003169A: Amtr 1300761, Wind Lake, WI, February 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1974
- Place: Wind Lake, WI
- Airport: Hunt Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.8279° N, 88.1560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wind Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8279&lon=-88.1560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2473, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2473-1975-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson BENSEN B-8M (registry code 1300791, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1300761
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740217003169A

## Narrative

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

CONVERTED VOLKSWAGEN ENGINE. LOOSE AND UNCONTROLLABLE SKI DUG INTO SNOW. A/C OVERTURNED UPON LNDG.

## 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 CHI74DEP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP34), Feb 17, 1974: Bensen B8MV (N2473), Wind Lake, WI, 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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