# Accident 20140411004339A: Williams Myron G BOWERS FLY BABY-1A, Mariposa, CA, April 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2014, 10:10 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5428° N, 120.0828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5428&lon=-120.0828&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: WILLIAMS MYRON G BOWERS FLY BABY-1A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140411004339A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 11, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 PDT, N6054Q CRASHED INTO A REMOTE AREA APPROXIMATELY  5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARIPOSA YOSEMITE AIRPORT (MPI) MARIPOSA, CA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND THE PILOT WAS FOUND DECEASED.

## 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 WPR14FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA165), Apr 11, 2014: Williams Myron G Bowers FLY Baby 1A (N6054Q), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to an improperly maintained carburetor and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.

## Other reports on N6054Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20061020030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061020030949A), Oct 20, 2006: Amtr FLYBABY1A (N6054Q), Oakdale, CA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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