# Accident 19890702018629A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Clermont, FL, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: Clermont, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5241° N, 81.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clermont, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5241&lon=-81.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2039, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2039-1992-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wood-Oldfield BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 39120WP, https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-oldfield-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 7 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018629A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN TO GROUND IMPACT WHILE ON FINAL FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFTS AIRWORTHY CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. NO CHECK OUT

## 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 MIA89FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA181), Jul 2, 1989: Wood-Oldfield Baby Great Lakes (N2039), Clermont, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

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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