# Accident 19790723018969A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Santa Paula, CA, July 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1979, 12:40 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3448, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3448-1980-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes HOMEBUILT (registry code 39120PG, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-homebuilt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,145 total, 496 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723018969A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION ON CLIMBOUT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. CRASHED IN CREEK BED. SUSPECT PROPELLOR 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 LAX79FUQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ40), Jul 23, 1979: Baby Great Lakes (N3448), Santa Paula, 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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