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FAA incident report · Amtrbw FLYBABY1 · Asheboro, NC · June 9, 1978

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Date
June 9, 1978 · 15:00 local
Place
Asheboro, NC
Airport
Purdue
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6972
Reported as
Amtrbw FLYBABY1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
75 total30 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N6972Registration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Havens BOWERS FLY BABYS/N 1 · Built 1974Airframe modelHavens BOWERS FLY BABYEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot hand propped his airplane without assistance, it got away, collided with a trailer load of timbers.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAND PROPPED HIS AIRPLANE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, IT GOT AWAY, COLLIDED WITH A TRAILER LOAD OF TIMBERS.