# Accident 20181019020359A: Wilson Kelly L FLYBABY, Holt, FL, October 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Holt, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7086° N, 86.7711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7086&lon=-86.7711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107KW-2021-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson Kelly L FLYBABY (registry code 05627F1, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-kelly-l-flybaby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILSON KELLY L FLYBABY
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A80 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181019020359A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 19, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL FLYBABY, N107KW, CRASHED INTO A FIELD OF SMALL TREES AND SCRUB APPROXIMATELY 14 NM EAST OF 2R4, PETER PRINCE AIRPORT, MILTON, FL. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FROM THE SOUTH. THE PILOT DEPARTED MCCUTCHAN AIRPORT (8FL6) ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE BEING TURNED OFF THEN ON, AND RPM'S INCREASED AND DECREASED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING ON BOARD, HOWEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED IN TWO LOCATIONS DUE TO THE CRASH. A STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE AREA INDICATING THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE FUEL PRIOR TO THE CRASH. A FUEL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE TANK OUTLET WITH NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT UNDER POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE IMPACT ANGLE WAS HIGH, AND THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATING A POSSIBLE STALL/SPIN.

## 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 ERA19FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA020), Oct 19, 2018: Bowers Flybaby (N107KW), Milton, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, and the pilot's subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low…

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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