# Accident 19960520014389A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Stevensville, MT, May 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1996, 09:45 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MT
- Airport: Stevensville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5006° N, 114.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5006&lon=-114.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94AT-2024-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tibert Andrew E BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 05624S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/tibert-andrew-e-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,487 total, 1 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520014389A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT IN HOMEBUILT. WIND GUST LANDING. WEATHERVANED. OVER CORRECTED HOPPED SIDEWAYS FOLDED GEAR.WING DAMAGED

## 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 SEA96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA096), May 20, 1996: Tilbert Baby Great Lakes (N94AT), Stevensville, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors relating to the accident…

## Other reports on N94AT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010707018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010707018059A), Jul 7, 2001: N94AT, Stevensville, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he over corrected from a swerve to the left. Left gear collapsed after ground loop.

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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