# Accident 19900913039659A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Topinabee, MI, September 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1990, 14:25 local time
- Place: Topinabee, MI
- Airport: Pbeaaye Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6397° N, 84.4601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6397&lon=-84.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1175B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1175B-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Comben George D BOWERS FLY BABY I-A (registry code 1410196, https://openairdocs.org/model/comben-george-d-bowers-fly-baby-i-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900913039659A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES NEAR VERTICALLY ON LOCAL FLIGHT. NO WITNESSES. PILOTS LAST MEDICAL WAS MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS PRIOR

## 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 CHI90DEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM09), Sep 13, 1990: Comben Bowers Flybaby IA (N1175B), Cheboygan, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

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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