# Accident 20030630014239A: Amtr FLYBABY, Altus, AR, June 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Altus, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4496° N, 93.7653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altus, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4496&lon=-93.7653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1878, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1878-2004-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pete Bowers FLY BABY (registry code 14121MK, https://openairdocs.org/model/pete-bowers-fly-baby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FLYBABY
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030630014239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2003 AT 1824 CDT A BOWERS FLY BABY, N1878, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD (WINFIELD) IN ALTUS ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES WITH A BROKEN LEG. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. SUSPECT FUEL DEPLETION GIVEN THE SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL FOUND ON THE GROUND THAT HAD RUN OUT OF THE RUPTURED FUEL TANK. PILOT CLAIMED TO HAVE 16 GALLONS OF FUEL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1878 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790429007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429007249A), Apr 29, 1979: Amtrbw FLYBABY1 (N1878), North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine failure. Post accident investigation could not determine the cause of the failure.

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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