# Incident 19800605046069I: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Middlefield, OH, June 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Airport: Geauga Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4496° N, 81.0629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEAUGA COUNTY (7G8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4496&lon=-81.0629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120R-2003-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Istenes OLDFIELD BABY LAKES (registry code 0564523, https://openairdocs.org/model/istenes-oldfield-baby-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605046069I

## Narrative

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

HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, FAST TAXI RUN. BECAME AIRBORNE UNINTENTIONALLY, LOST CONTROL.MINOR DAMAGE TO PLANE & PILOT

## Other reports on N120R (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840527018919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527018919A), May 27, 1984: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N120R), Middlefield, OH, Destroyed. During steep banked turn from crosswind to downwind, aircraft satalled, impacted ground.
- [Accident 19820516016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016269A), May 16, 1982: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N120R), Middlefield, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Struck cement lip trying to land on a taxiway. No reason found for engine stoppage.
- [Incident 19811004077749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004077749I), Oct 4, 1981: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N120R), Richmond Hts, OH, Minor damage. Pilot unable to keep aircraft on runway in crosswind. Found failed "o" ring seal in master cylinder.

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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