# Accident 19740806038849A: Amtr 0562420, Bayville, NJ, August 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1974
- Place: Bayville, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.9093° N, 74.1549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9093&lon=-74.1549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76SM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0562420
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740806038849A

## Narrative

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

UNCERTIFICATED,HELIUM FILLED GONDOLA BALLOON.PUFF WHITE VAPOR,BAG COLLAPSED,RAPID DESCENT OBSVD.

## 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 NYC75AN018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN018), Aug 6, 1974: Berger ONE (N76SM), Bayville, NJ, 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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