# Accident 19870331007919A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, San Luis Obispo, CA, March 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1987, 15:50 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2493° N, 120.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2493&lon=-120.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792JB-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bowers Fly Baby 1-A (registry code 14121LB, https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 30 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331007919A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND LEG. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN AND HIT THE GROUND. SUSPECT FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 LAX87DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVM02), Mar 31, 1987: Bowers Flybaby 1A (N792JB), San Luis Obispo, CA, 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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