# Accident 19930712023129A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Conneaut, OH, July 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1993, 19:01 local time
- Place: Conneaut, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9205° N, 80.5709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9205&lon=-80.5709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4295X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4295X-1993-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schultz BOWERS FLYBABY 1A (registry code 14101G5, https://openairdocs.org/model/schultz-bowers-flybaby-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC176B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 28 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930712023129A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS OVER OPEN FIELD ENGINE QUIT. CRASHED SHORT. CORRODED DIRTY MAGNETO AND FOULED IGNITERS.

## 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 BFO93LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA122), Jul 12, 1993: Schultz/Bowers FLY Baby 1A (N4295X), Conneaut, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: OPERATIONAL FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAGNETO'S HIGH TENSION WIRING DUE TO GREASE/CORROSION, WHICH RESULTED IN A PROGRESSIVE POWER LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING.

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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