# Accident 19960127001099A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Deland, FL, January 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0506° N, 81.3102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0506&lon=-81.3102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26BG-1998-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gilpatrick Robert John BUDDY BABY LAKES (registry code 05626F1, https://openairdocs.org/model/gilpatrick-robert-john-buddy-baby-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 487 total, 19 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960127001099A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED WIND LANDING AT PRIVATE STRIP. LOW. TRIED STRETCH GLIDE. MUSHED INTO GROUND SHORT. NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA073), Jan 27, 1996: Gilpatrick Baby Lakes (N26BG), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on final approach to land, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing. The unfavorable wind condition (crosswind) was a…

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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