# Accident 19890507015749A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, West Plains, MO, May 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1989, 11:34 local time
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7395° N, 91.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7395&lon=-91.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1305, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1305-2011-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bowers Fly Baby 1-A (registry code 14121LB, https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 993 total, 920 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89DCG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507015749A

## Narrative

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

LANDED TO ADJUST CARBURETOR IN A FIELD WITH TALL GRASS. TAKEOFF IMPEDED BUT LIFTED OFF AND STALLED AVOIDING WIRES.

## 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 MKC89DCG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCG01), May 7, 1989: Grigg/Bowers Flybaby (N1305), West Plains, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

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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