# Accident 19910616021869A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Stoughton, WI, June 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1991, 19:15 local time
- Place: Stoughton, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9195° N, 89.2198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9195&lon=-89.2198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8084D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8084D-1991-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Otterback BOWERS FLYBABY 1A (registry code 1410127, https://openairdocs.org/model/otterback-bowers-flybaby-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 642 total, 100 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616021869A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING SEPARATED DURING A LOW LEVEL LOOP. OTHER PARTS SEPARATED PRIOR TO IMPACT INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI91DEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP09), Jun 17, 1991: Bowers Flybaby 1A (N8084D), Stoughton, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM MOISTURE ACCUMULATION IN THE FORM OF DRAIN HOLES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE DETERIORATION (WOOD ROT) OF THE WING…

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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