# Accident 19960328005629A: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Castaic, CA, March 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1996, 16:42 local time
- Place: Castaic, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4774° N, 118.6327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castaic, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4774&lon=-118.6327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71658, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71658-2000-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luckett Dennis LUCKETT FLYBABY (registry code 14101F9, https://openairdocs.org/model/luckett-dennis-luckett-flybaby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: CONT C758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960328005629A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GROUND TRYING TO TURN AROUND IN MOUNTAIN PASS IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

## 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 LAX96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA146), Mar 29, 1996: Luckett Flybaby 1A (N71658), Castiac, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision. The terrain condition and low ceiling were related factors.

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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