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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrof Babylakes · Big Bear, CA · April 6, 1979

Date
April 6, 1979 · 07:45 local
Place
Big Bear, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4JR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DUG28
Reported as
Amtrof Babylakes
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
539 total64 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Several cases of fuel theft have been reported from the departure airport.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. SEVERAL CASES OF FUEL THEFT HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.