# Accident 19791229035249A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Durham, NC, December 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1979, 14:25 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9940° N, 78.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9940&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 10 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DLJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DLJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229035249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD80DLJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DLJ06), Dec 29, 1979: Baby GRT LK 1 (N1BL), Durham, NC, 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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