# Accident 19900415008899A: Amtraa BABYACE*, Griffin, GA, April 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Beaverbrook Aerdrome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2904° N, 83.9608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2904&lon=-83.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1034C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1034C-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Corben Baby Ace C1A (registry code 00301TM, https://openairdocs.org/model/corben-baby-ace-c1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAA BABYACE*
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,385 total, 1 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415008899A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREES, CRASHED INVERTED. GRAVITY FED LOW FUEL UNPORTED ON NOSE HIGH CLIMB.

## 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 ATL90DKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG03), Apr 15, 1990: Corben BABY-ACE (N1034C), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER FUEL SYSTEM (INSTALLED BY THE HOME BUILDER), AND CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.

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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