# Accident 20061020030949A: Amtr FLYBABY1A, Oakdale, CA, October 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2006, 16:22 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7606° N, 120.8003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7606&lon=-120.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6054Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6054Q-2014-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Myron G BOWERS FLY BABY-1A (registry code 056214X, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-myron-g-bowers-fly-baby-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8F (registry code 17330, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FLYBABY1A
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061020030949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OWNER/BUILDER/PILOT RECEIVED AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE FOR AIRCRAFT ON 10/20/06. THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE ENGINE QUIT NEAR OAKDALE AIRPORT. UNABLE TO REACH AIRPORT, PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING. LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF, AND RIGHT WINGTIP DAMAGED. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. PILOT INDICATED TO INVESTIGATOR THAT HE WAS OPERATING UNDER SPORT PILOT RULES WITH A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. PILOT DOES NOT HAVE CURRENT BFR.

## 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 LAX07LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA015), Oct 20, 2006: Williams Bowers Fly Baby-1A (N6054Q), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N6054Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20140411004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140411004339A), Apr 11, 2014: Williams Myron G BOWERS FLY BABY-1A (N6054Q), Mariposa, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 11, 2014, at approximately 1010 PDT, N6054Q crashed into a remote area approximately 5 miles northwest of Mariposa yosemite airport (mpi) Mariposa,…

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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