# Accident 19740716023219A: Amtr 1300761, Harrisburg, PA, July 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1974
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Posic Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.2759° N, 76.8850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2759&lon=-76.8850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1709 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1300761
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 152 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740716023219A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.FLD RUF PASTURE/HAY FLD ROTOR BLADES BOUNCED OR FLAPPED.

## 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 NYC75FGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT03), Jul 16, 1974: Bensen B-8-VW (N1709), Harrisburg, PA, 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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