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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbw FLYBABY1 · New Bern, NC · March 24, 1983

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Date: March 24, 1983 · 13:10 local
Place: New Bern, NC
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4986E
Reported as: Amtrbw FLYBABY1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total221 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4986ERegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · James-Richard BOWERS FLY BABY 1AS/N 78-2 · Built 1981 Airframe modelJames-Richard BOWERS FLY BABY 1A Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot did not connect ailerons during reassembling folding wings. No aileron control during takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DID NOT CONNECT AILERONS DURING REASSEMBLING FOLDING WINGS. NO AILERON CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF.