# Accident 19740416008899A: Amtr 0562427, Watervliet, MI, April 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1974
- Place: Watervliet, MI
- Airport: Watervliet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.2007° N, 86.2494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERVLIET MUNI (40C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2007&lon=-86.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4306 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0562427
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 45 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FET18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740416008899A

## Narrative

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

PRE-IGNITION DUE UNLEADED FUEL.LNDD IN SWAMP.BOTH WINGS BKN OFF.

## 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 CHI74FET18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET18), Apr 16, 1974: Teenie TWO (N4306), Watervliet, MI, 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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