# N8084D: Otterback BOWERS FLYBABY 1A, registration cancelled 1991-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Otterback BOWERS FLYBABY 1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/otterback-bowers-flybaby-1a) (registry code 1410127)
- Serial number: 7030
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 7, 1975
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AB027D
- Owners when cancelled: [Otterback James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OTTERBACK%20JAMES%20H), [Otterback Harold A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OTTERBACK%20HAROLD%20A)
- Location: [Madison, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Madison)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1003° N, 89.3120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53714, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8084D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8084D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8084D-1991-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Otterback BOWERS FLYBABY 1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/otterback-bowers-flybaby-1a.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 CHI91DEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP09), Jun 17, 1991: Bowers Flybaby 1A (N8084D), Stoughton, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM MOISTURE ACCUMULATION IN THE FORM OF DRAIN HOLES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE DETERIORATION (WOOD ROT) OF THE WING…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19910616021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616021869A), Jun 16, 1991: Amtrbw FLYBABY1 (N8084D), Stoughton, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Right wing separated during a low level loop. Other parts separated prior to impact into trees.

## Other aircraft with N8084D

- [Cancelled 2013-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8084D-2013-08-08): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-0894, built 1979. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Franktown, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Franktown)
- [Cancelled 1961-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8084D-1961-10-09): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-6075, built 1957. Exported to Canada. Owner: [N A Degerstram Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N%20A%20DEGERSTRAM%20INC), [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)

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