# N59357: 1968 Frey FLY BABY, registration cancelled 2009-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Frey FLY BABY](https://openairdocs.org/model/frey-fly-baby) (registry code 05601K5)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1967
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A7ABB3
- Owner when cancelled: [Frey Francis W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20FRANCIS%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Roanoke, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Roanoke)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0097° N, 97.2200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76262, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59357
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59357
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59357-2009-07-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Frey FLY BABY: https://openairdocs.org/model/frey-fly-baby.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN09LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA330), May 31, 2009: Frey FLY Baby (N59357), Keller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an obstruction of the air intake, as reported by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's insufficient preflight inspection.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20090531009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090531009179A), May 31, 2009: Amtr FLYBABY (N59357), Roanoke, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On 05/31/2009 at 1700 a amateur built, fly baby owned and operated by [privacy data omitted], crashed shortly after takeoff in an open field during a 91…
- [Incident 19780907018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907018489I), Sep 7, 1978: Amtrbw FLYBABY1 (N59357), Palmyra, PA, Minor damage. Amateur built aircraft landed short of runway on first flight.

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