# Accident 19800825039069A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Ligonier, IN, August 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ligonier, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4619° N, 85.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ligonier, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4619&lon=-85.5959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3392, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3392-2012-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Di Stasi BOWERS FLY BABY (registry code 14121MW, https://openairdocs.org/model/di-stasi-bowers-fly-baby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 0 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825039069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO CRASH SHORT OF RUNWA. FIRST FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI80FET27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET27), Aug 25, 1980: Di Stasi Bowers (N3392), Ligonier, IN, substantial damage, 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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