# Accident 19980702015809A: Amtr FLYBABY, Blissfield, MI, July 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1998, 08:00 local time
- Place: Blissfield, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8291° N, 83.8610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8291&lon=-83.8610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40349, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40349-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wicks William FLYBABY (registry code 05625P4, https://openairdocs.org/model/wicks-william-flybaby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FLYBABY
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702015809A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF, BLISSFIELD, MI (.19)ON JULY 2, 1998, AT 0800 EASTER DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), W WICKS FLY BABY, N40349, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTGER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 (2585' X 100') AT THE BETZ AIRPORT, BLISSFIELD, MICHIGAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                                         (.4)DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB THE ENGINE SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY SMELL OF FUEL ON OR AROUND THE WRECKAGE.  THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILL ON THE GROUND.  ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANK.  NO OTHER MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND DURING THE POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION.                                           (-23) WICKS FLYBABY, N40349, LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A CORNFIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING AND WAS SUB STANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT, COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.  THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI98LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA233), Jul 2, 1998: Wicks FLY Baby (N40349), Blissfield, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudging of the fuel supply and his inadequate aircraft preflight. A factor was fuel exhaustion,

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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