# Accident 19790722024399A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Macomb, IL, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Macomb, IL
- Airport: Smith R L A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4702° N, 90.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macomb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4702&lon=-90.6830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69119-1979-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith BABY GREAT LAKES OBL (registry code 0564508, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-baby-great-lakes-obl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,108 total, 30 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722024399A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS OBSERVED TAKING OFF, THEN DIVING TO THE GROUND. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND. PILOT DIED AUGUST 7, 1979.

## 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 CHI79FEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV27), Jul 22, 1979: Smith BGL (N69119), Macomb, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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