# NTSB CHI80FET27: Di Stasi Bowers, N3392, Ligonier, IN, August 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1980
- Place: Ligonier, IN · LIGONIER, IN
- Location: 41.4619° N, 85.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ligonier, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4619&lon=-85.5959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2457  80/8/25    LIGONIER,IN         DI STASI BOWERS     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N3392               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIGONIER,IN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3392](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3392-2012-04-06), registration cancelled 2012-04-06, S/N 65-5, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DI STASI BOWERS
- Registry model: [Di Stasi BOWERS FLY BABY](https://openairdocs.org/model/di-stasi-bowers-fly-baby) (registry code 14121MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19800825039069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825039069A), Aug 25, 1980: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Ligonier, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to crash short of runwa. First flight in aircraft.

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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