# Accident 19790930030009A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Watertown, WI, September 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1894° N, 88.7289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1894&lon=-88.7289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6518, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6518-1980-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fly Baby 1-A (registry code 141210P, https://openairdocs.org/model/fly-baby-1-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,308 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930030009A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED AEROBATICS BELOW 150 FT. AIRCRAFT WING SEPARATED. AIRCRAFT PLACARDED AGAINST AEROBATICS. ALCOHOL INVOLVED

## 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 CHI79FEP79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP79), Sep 30, 1979: Fly-Baby 1-A (N6518), Watertown, WI, destroyed, 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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