# Accident 19790831023899A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Arlington, WA, August 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8850, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8850-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910116, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831023899A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF RUNWAY DURING HIGH SPEED RUN. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO EDGE OF RUNWAY, LANDED. RAN OFF EDGE, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA79DYE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE42), Aug 31, 1979: Great Lakes Baby (N8850), Arlington, 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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