# Accident 19970114000429A: Amtrof BABYLAKES, El Paso, TX, January 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6408° N, 106.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6408&lon=-106.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1030G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1030G-1997-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garrett John T BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910258, https://openairdocs.org/model/garrett-john-t-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROF BABYLAKES
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 9 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970114000429A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF HOMEBUILT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. SLID SIDEWAYS PORPOISED STRUCK FENCE AND SAND DUNE. NOSED OVER. (-23) LOST CONTROL OF A/C ON TAKEOFF, WENT THRU FENCE AND HIT SAND DUNE. A/C STOPPED NOSE DOWN OVER A BRIAR PATCH. MINOR SCRATCHES TO PILOT.

## 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 FTW97LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA082), Jan 14, 1997: John T. Garrett Baby Great Lakes (N1030G), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff.

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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