# NTSB ATL81DKM01: Baby GR LKS 1, N66JM, Greensboro, NC, December 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1980
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3062   80/12/7   GREENSBORO,NC       BABY GR LKS 1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N66JM               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 2170 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- L MAIN LNDG GEAR SHOCK STRUT FAILED AT PREVIOUS WELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66JM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66JM-2014-11-07), registration cancelled 2014-11-07, S/N 7016K294B, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BABY GR LKS 1
- Registry model: [Mihaila BABY GREAT LAKES](https://openairdocs.org/model/mihaila-baby-great-lakes) (registry code 3910125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Air Harbor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801207071539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207071539A), Dec 7, 1980: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Landing gear shock strut failed at weld on takeoff. Landing with gear hanging. Damaged lower wings.

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.

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