# Incident 19801108084129I: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Lebanon, IN, November 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, IN
- Airport: Boone Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0073° N, 86.4406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOONE COUNTY (6I4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0073&lon=-86.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35JR-2013-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reckel John BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910262, https://openairdocs.org/model/reckel-john-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 0 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/19801108084129I

## Narrative

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

HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORN AFTER TAKEOFF RUN, BUT SETTLED BACK IN ADJACENT FIELD. PROPELLER NOT SUITABLE.

## Other reports on N35JR (2)

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

- [Accident 19830617025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617025709A), Jun 17, 1983: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N35JR), Lebanon, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit in steep climb. Gravity flow fuel unable to feed upslope. Bounced on nose,low forced landing. Flipped.
- [Incident 19810215016879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215016879I), Feb 15, 1981: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N35JR), Lebanon, IN, Minor damage. In cruise prop overspeed. Forced landing. Found shaft sheared in prop drive reduction gear box.

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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