# Accident 19790603014479A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Spangle, WA, June 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: Spangle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4299° N, 117.3812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spangle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4299&lon=-117.3812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2283Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2283Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norton-Gary FLY BABY 1A (registry code 1410174, https://openairdocs.org/model/norton-gary-fly-baby-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603014479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED AFTER LOW PASS OVER FIELD,MADE HARD LANDING IN ADJACENT FIELD. FOUND LOOSE CARB NEEDLE VALVE.

## 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 SEA79DYP26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP26), Jun 3, 1979: Flybaby 1 (N2283Z), Spangle, WA, 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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