# Accident 20070404014109A: Amtr FLYBABY, Arlington, AZ, April 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3186° N, 112.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3186&lon=-112.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101LX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101LX-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burton Larry Alan FLY BABY (registry code 14101C6, https://openairdocs.org/model/burton-larry-alan-fly-baby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FLYBABY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,114 total, 60 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070404014109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED BUCKEYE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BXK) AT 1045 MST. AT APPROX. 1100 MST N101LX FLEW TO AN AREA 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARLINGTON, AZ OVER THE HASSAYAMPA RIVER BED. A WITNESS IN A SHED HEARD 2 LOUD POP SOUNDS. WHEN HE LOOKED OUT FROM THE BUILDING HE SAW PIECES OF THE AIRCRAFT FALLING TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE DEBRIS FIELD COVERED AN AREA OF APPROX. 3/8 MILE LONG WITH NUMEROUS PIECES FALLING INTO TREES AND THICK VEGETATION. THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED AT THE FAR END OF THE DEBRIS FIELD. BOTH WINGS DEPARTED THE FUSELAGE. THE TAIL SECTION, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, CENTER PORTIONS OF THE WING SPARS, AND OTHER DEBRIS WERE FOUND TOGETHER. THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND INTACT, BUT THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERELY FRAGMENTED WITH INTERNAL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS SUCH AS RIBS, STRINGERS, ETC. SCATTERED IN A WIDE AREA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DEBRIS FIELD. THE AN3 THROUGHBOLTS ATTACHING THE FLY WIRES AND THE GROUND WIRES BRACKETS TO THE UPPER AND LOWER SIDE OF BOTH THE FORWARD AND AFT WING SPARS EXHIBIT A TENSION LOAD SIGNATURE WITH A SIDE LOAD RESULTING IN THE REMOVAL OF THE BOLT HEADS.

## 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 SEA07LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA090), Apr 4, 2007: Burton Fly Baby (N101LX), Arlington, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft while maneuvering in intentional aerobatics.

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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