# Accident 19790429007249A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, North Little Ro, AR, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: North Little Ro, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8331° N, 92.2541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNI (ORK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8331&lon=-92.2541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1878, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1878-2004-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pete Bowers FLY BABY (registry code 14121MK, https://openairdocs.org/model/pete-bowers-fly-baby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 1 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429007249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.

## 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 FTW79FPG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG29), Apr 29, 1979: Bowers Fly (N1878), N Little Rock, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1878 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030630014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030630014239A), Jun 30, 2003: Amtr FLYBABY (N1878), Altus, AR, Destroyed. (-23) On June 29, 2003 at 1824 CDT a bowers fly baby, N1878, collided with terrain during a forced landing following a reported loss of engine power shortly…

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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