# Accident 19810814049599A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Paola, KS, August 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1981, 09:35 local time
- Place: Paola, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5789° N, 94.8604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paola, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5789&lon=-94.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59229, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59229-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bowers Fly Baby 1A-BIS (registry code 14121LG, https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1a-bis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049599A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE HOMEBUILD AIRCRAFT. STALLED ON FINAL APPROACH, LANDED HARD, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 MKC81FCG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG53), Aug 14, 1981: Flybaby 1A-BIS (N59229), Paola, KS, 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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