# Accident 20120616011289A: Barney Oldfield Aircraft Co BABY LAKES, Anderson, SC, June 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2012, 13:50 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: Anderson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4900° N, 82.7094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4900&lon=-82.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10XB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10XB-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barney Oldfield BABY LAKES (registry code 056239U, https://openairdocs.org/model/barney-oldfield-baby-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNEY OLDFIELD AIRCRAFT CO BABY LAKES
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A80
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 42 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120616011289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 5 AT ANDERSON AIRPORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. DURING CLIMBOUT, THE ENGINE RPM STARTED TO DECREASE. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17.  THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE TREES BUT HIT HARD IN THE GRASSY AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND TAIL.

## 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 ERA12LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA400), Jun 16, 2012: Barney Oldfield Baby Lakes (N10XB), Anderson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of an inadequate amount of lubricating oil in the engine. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper preflight inspection.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.