# Accident 19740301005909A: Amtr 1300761, Homestead, FL, March 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1EW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1300761
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKT59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKT59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301005909A

## Narrative

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

WOOD PROP BLADE FAILED AND HIT TAIL.

## 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 MIA74FKT59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKT59), Mar 1, 1974: Benson B8M (N1EW), Homestead, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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