# Accident 20090531009179A: Amtr FLYBABY, Roanoke, TX, May 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0431° N, 97.2261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0431&lon=-97.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59357, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59357-2009-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frey FLY BABY (registry code 05601K5, https://openairdocs.org/model/frey-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: CONT C65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 782 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090531009179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/31/2009 AT 1700 A AMATEUR BUILT, FLY BABY OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IN AN OPEN FIELD DURING A 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, IT WAS STATED BY THE PILOT THAT A GROUND RUN WAS DONE AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD, AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE LOST POWER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT, WINGS, TAIL AND FUSELAGE IT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT HAS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE SINGLE ENGINE LAND.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT (4TX2) STAGE COACH HILLS AIRPORT ON 05/31/2009, JUST BEFORE 1700.

## 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 CEN09LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA330), May 31, 2009: Frey FLY Baby (N59357), Keller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an obstruction of the air intake, as reported by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's insufficient preflight inspection.

## Other reports on N59357 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780907018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907018489I), Sep 7, 1978: Amtrbw FLYBABY1 (N59357), Palmyra, PA, Minor damage. Amateur built aircraft landed short of runway on first flight.

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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