# Accident 19820516016269A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Middlefield, OH, May 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Airport: Geauga Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4496° N, 81.0629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEAUGA COUNTY (7G8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4496&lon=-81.0629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120R-2003-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Istenes OLDFIELD BABY LAKES (registry code 0564523, https://openairdocs.org/model/istenes-oldfield-baby-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Reported engine: CONT C75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,383 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK CEMENT LIP TRYING TO LAND ON A TAXIWAY. NO REASON FOUND FOR ENGINE STOPPAGE.

## 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 CHI82DA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA172), May 16, 1982: Oldfield Baby Lakes (N120R), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N120R (3)

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

- [Accident 19840527018919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527018919A), May 27, 1984: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N120R), Middlefield, OH, Destroyed. During steep banked turn from crosswind to downwind, aircraft satalled, impacted ground.
- [Incident 19811004077749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004077749I), Oct 4, 1981: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N120R), Richmond Hts, OH, Minor damage. Pilot unable to keep aircraft on runway in crosswind. Found failed "o" ring seal in master cylinder.
- [Incident 19800605046069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605046069I), Jun 5, 1980: Amtrof BABYLAKES (N120R), Middlefield, OH, Substantial damage. Homebuilt aircraft, fast taxi run. Became airborne unintentionally, lost control. Minor damage to plane & pilot

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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