# Accident 19801207071539A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Greensboro, NC, December 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Air Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1736° N, 79.8031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIR HARBOR (W88), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1736&lon=-79.8031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66JM-2014-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mihaila BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910125, https://openairdocs.org/model/mihaila-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207071539A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT FAILED AT WELD ON TAKEOFF. LANDING WITH GEAR HANGING. DAMAGED LOWER WINGS.

## 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 ATL81DKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM01), Dec 7, 1980: Baby GR LKS 1 (N66JM), Greensboro, 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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