# Accident 19740907034029A: Amtr 1300761, Reno, NV, September 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1974
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Stead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8183 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1300761
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,040 total, 5 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FX022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FX022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740907034029A

## Narrative

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

RUDDER SEPARATED INFLIGHT DUE TO ROTOR BLADE CONTACT.

## 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 OAK75FX022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FX022), Sep 7, 1974: Bensen B-8M (N8183), Reno, NV, 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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