# Accident 19750522012839A: Amtr 8350141, Hyannis, MA, May 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1975
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18B-2013-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 83501RP, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 8350141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 94 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750522012839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATMTG MAINTAIN VIS GND CTC R GR STRUCK A CABLE BTWN 2 POLES ACROSS ROUTE 134.

## 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 NYC75FNA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA40), May 22, 1975: Smith Mini (N18B), Hyannis, MA, 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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