# Accident 19770725032839A: Amtr 1301901, Rockford, IL, July 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1977
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5653 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1301901
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 171 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770725032839A

## Narrative

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

NOSEWHEEL DROPPED INTO HOLE.ARPT AREA BEING USED WAS DESIGNATED BY CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS.

## 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 CHI77FEE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE38), Jul 25, 1977: Bensen B8M (N5653), Rockford, IL, 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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