20030703016649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr FLYBABY1A · Lincole, AL · July 3, 2003

Date: July 3, 2003 · 11:30 local
Place: Lincole, AL
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N197DE
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03LA116
Reported as: Amtr FLYBABY1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N197DERegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2009 · Butler Beverly G BOWERS FLYBABY 1AS/N 74-24 · Built 1997 Airframe modelButler Beverly G BOWERS FLYBABY 1A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 03, 2003 this office investigated the aircraft accident of N197DE, fly baby. All flight controls were checked for continuity and found operative. The fuel system could not be inspected, but there was plenty of fuel residue at the impact site. On July 17, 2003 the engine was inspected. The crank and pistons had continuity. The carburetor and mags were destroyed. The oil screen did not have any metal in it. The propeller was destroyed on impact. Aircraft destroyed. Examination of the crash site revealed the airplane collided with the ground in a nose down left wing low attitude. The left wing was compressed aft and sustained accordion crush from the wing root extending outboard. The left horizontal stabilizer was crushed aft. There was no evidence of an airframe failure at the scene. The hour meter at the crash site indicated 247 hours. Item 31 pilot flight time information could not be determined at this time. Will update when the information is received.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 03, 2003 THIS OFFICE INVESTIGATED THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OF N197DE, FLY BABY. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY AND FOUND OPERATIVE. THE FUEL SYSTEM COULD NOT BE INSPECTED, BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF FUEL RESIDUE AT THE IMPACT SITE. ON JULY 17, 2003 THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED. THE CRANK AND PISTONS HAD CONTINUITY. THE CARBURETOR AND MAGS WERE DESTROYED. THE OIL SCREEN DID NOT HAVE ANY METAL IN IT. THE PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE LEFT WING WAS COMPRESSED AFT AND SUSTAINED ACCORDION CRUSH FROM THE WING ROOT EXTENDING OUTBOARD. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS CRUSHED AFT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN AIRFRAME FAILURE AT THE SCENE. THE HOUR METER AT THE CRASH SITE INDICATED 247 HOURS. ITEM 31 PILOT FLIGHT TIME INFORMATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. WILL UPDATE WHEN THE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL03LA116Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLincoln, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in a stall.Jul 3, 2003 · Destroyed