# NTSB CHI81FEK16: Fly Baby 1A, N609X, Zanesville, OH, April 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1981
- Place: Zanesville, OH · ZANESVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.9570° N, 82.0120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zanesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9570&lon=-82.0120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1436  81/4/30    ZANESVILLE,OH       FLY BABY 1A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 1008
        TIME - 1735                    N609X               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZANESVILLE,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N609X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609X-1984-11-27), registration cancelled 1984-11-27, S/N KFS-7-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY BABY 1A
- Registry model: [Steinbach Flybaby 1-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/steinbach-flybaby-1-a) (registry code 1412117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Riverside

## 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 19810430020669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020669A), Apr 30, 1981: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Zanesville, OH, Destroyed. Aircraft fell off on one wing and crashed into ground during initial climb after takeoff.

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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