# Accident 19921022043109A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Buffalo, ND, October 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1992, 17:04 local time
- Place: Buffalo, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9205° N, 97.5506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9205&lon=-97.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC176D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 75 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DTG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022043109A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. THROTTLE CABLE CAME OFF CARBURETOR. PILOT HAD REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 CHI93DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DTG01), Oct 22, 1992: King BOWERS-FLYBABY (N199), Buffalo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CARBURETOR, BY THE PILOT/OWNER.

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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