# Accident 19790406006539A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Big Bear, CA, April 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1979, 07:45 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 64 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406006539A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX79DUG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG28), Apr 6, 1979: Baby GRT LK 1 (N4JR), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage

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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