# Accident 19780901033799A: Amtr 13008, Bayport, NY, September 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Bayport, NY
- Airport: Edwards
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.7460° N, 73.0564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7460&lon=-73.0564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16654 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 13008
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 40 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901033799A

## Narrative

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

TURNED CROSSWIND AFTER TKOF.

## 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 NYC78FHJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ23), Sep 1, 1978: Bensen B-8M (N16654), Bayport, NY, 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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