# Accident 19890305002981A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Casa Grande, AZ, March 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64WD-1989-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rodgers BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910134, https://openairdocs.org/model/rodgers-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305002981A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK COMPANION AIRCRAFT N2766C WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATICS. WAS INVERTED AT IMPACT. HAD BEEN FLYING FORMATION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2766C, Cessna 170B: [Accident 19890305002982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305002982A)

## 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 LAX89FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA120), Mar 5, 1989: Rodgers Baby Great Lakes (N64WD), Casa Grande, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, WHILE FLYING IN FORMATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE.

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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