19791229035249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrof Babylakes · Durham, NC · December 29, 1979

Date
December 29, 1979 · 14:25 local
Place
Durham, NC
Airport
Skypark
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80DLJ06
Reported as
Amtrof Babylakes
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
330 total10 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted to adjust seatbelt prior to landing. Foot hit rudder, inverted aircraft, hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST SEATBELT PRIOR TO LANDING. FOOT HIT RUDDER, INVERTED AIRCRAFT, HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.