# Accident 19781022034199A: Amtr 13007, Smoketown, PA, October 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1978
- Place: Smoketown, PA
- Airport: Glick
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.0362° N, 76.2045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smoketown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0362&lon=-76.2045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4280 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 13007
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022034199A

## Narrative

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

M/R BLADE STRUCK TAIL.FLT LASTED APRX 10MIN.

## 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 NYC79FGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT02), Oct 22, 1978: Gyrocopter JW-1 (N4280), Smoketown, PA, substantial damage, 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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