# Accident 20070427016679A: Amtr FLYBABY1, Grand Canyon, AZ, April 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9539° N, 112.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9539&lon=-112.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3124L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3124L-2008-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Riesland Clark FLY BABY I (registry code 14101D7, https://openairdocs.org/model/riesland-clark-fly-baby-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FLYBABY1
- 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 LAX07LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070427016679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 27, 2007, ABOUT 1800 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL REISLAND FLY BABY 1, N3124L, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 18 MILES EAST OF THE GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK AIRPORT (GCN), GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA. THE PILOT OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IT STRUCK A FENCE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.(-23 AMENDMENT) INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT WAS OBTAINED THROUGH THE PIC'S WRITTEN STATEMENT SUBMITTED ON 09/10/2007.

## 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 LAX07LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA137), Apr 28, 2007: Riesland Fly Baby 1 (N3124L), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence during landing.

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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