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FAA accident report · Amtr FLYBABY1A · Keymar, MD · May 13, 2000

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Date
May 13, 2000 · 17:10 local
Place
Keymar, MD
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2685
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC00LA134
Reported as
Amtr FLYBABY1A
Reported engine
Continental A75*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total
N2685Registration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Hing BOWERS FLY BABY 1AS/N 2572 · Built 1973Airframe modelHing BOWERS FLY BABY 1AEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)On may 13, 2000, about 1710 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt fly baby 1A, N2685, was destroyed when it struck the ground near Keymar airpark airport, Keymar, Maryland. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. No flight plan had been filed for the flight that had departed from fairfield, Pennsylvania, and was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to an inspector from the federal aviation administration (FAA), and witnesses, the airplane was observed to over-fly the airport, parallel to the runway, in a southwesterly direction, about 1,500 feet above ground level (AGL). One witness thought the airplane was in a climb, while the other witness reported the airplane was in a nose high attitude. The witnesses reported hearing a "bang" or "popping sound", and observed the right wing fold up against the side of the fuselage. The airplane then descended and struck the ground in an open field about 1/4 miles southeast of the airport. (-23) the aircraft was observed heading in a southwest direction, parallel to the runway at Keymar, and southeast of it at an estimated altitude of 15 00 feet AGL. The aircraft was in a slight climb. The right wing folded up and back and a bang was heard. The aircraft fell to the ground. The pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was demolished.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ON MAY 13, 2000, ABOUT 1710 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT FLY BABY 1A, N2685, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND NEAR KEYMAR AIRPARK AIRPORT, KEYMAR, MARYLAND. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT HAD DEPARTED FROM FAIRFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), AND WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO OVER-FLY THE AIRPORT, PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION, ABOUT 1,500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). ONE WITNESS THOUGHT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A CLIMB, WHILE THE OTHER WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING A "BANG" OR "POPPING SOUND", AND OBSERVED THE RIGHT WING FOLD UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE THEN DESCENDED AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 1/4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED HEADING IN A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION, PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AT KEYMAR, AND SOUTHEAST OF IT AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 15 00 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SLIGHT CLIMB. THE RIGHT WING FOLDED UP AND BACK AND A BANG WAS HEARD. THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA134Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportKeymar, MDAn overload failure of both flying wires, on the underside of the right wing, while the airplane was climbing, due to improper balance between the two flying wires, by unknown person(s).May 13, 2000 · Destroyed