# Incident 19810215016879I: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Lebanon, IN, February 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0364° N, 86.4611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0364&lon=-86.4611&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
- Reported engine: AMTR CORVAIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 5 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/19810215016879I

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE PROP OVERSPEED. FORCED LANDING. FOUND SHAFT SHEARED IN PROP DRIVE REDUCTION GEAR BOX.

## 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 19801108084129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108084129I), Nov 8, 1980: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N35JR), Lebanon, IN, Minor damage. Homebuilt aircraft became airborn after takeoff run, but settled back in adjacent field. Propeller not suitable.

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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