# Accident 19940402010569A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Bisbee, AZ, April 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Bisbee, AZ
- Airport: Bisbee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4299° N, 109.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4299&lon=-109.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183RC-1994-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curry Richard D FLY-BABY (registry code 05624J2, https://openairdocs.org/model/curry-richard-d-fly-baby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC176BA2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940402010569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. COLLIDED WITH ROUGH GROUND LANDING. SUSPECT FUEL BLOCKAGE AT TANK OUTLET.

## 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 LAX94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA180), Apr 2, 1994: Curry FLY-BABY (N183RC), Bisbee, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due a blockage in the fuel tank outlet which caused 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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