# Accident 19881015062439A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Graham, WA, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 08:34 local time
- Place: Graham, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0106° N, 122.2909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0106&lon=-122.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8519K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8519K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laycock Gary R BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910269, https://openairdocs.org/model/laycock-gary-r-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,245 total, 730 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015062439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. HOMEBUILT CRASH LANDED IN TREES. WATER IN FUEL. CARBURETOR BOWL HAD WRONG DRAIN. RETAINED WATER.

## 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 SEA89LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA012), Oct 15, 1988: Laycock Baby Great Lakes (N8519K), Graham, WA, 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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