# NTSB CHI82DA172: Oldfield Baby Lakes, N120R, Middlefield, OH, May 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1982, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Location: 41.4496° N, 81.0629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEAUGA COUNTY (7G8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4496&lon=-81.0629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71687/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA172

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - runway (contributing factor)
  - checklist - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT QUIT DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE AND THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD THEN STOPPED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A TAXIWAY BUT HIT THE RAISED LIP OF THE TAXIWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE COULD BE FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N120R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120R-2003-08-22), registration cancelled 2003-08-22, S/N 101, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLDFIELD BABY LAKES
- Registry model: [Istenes OLDFIELD BABY LAKES](https://openairdocs.org/model/istenes-oldfield-baby-lakes) (registry code 0564523) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Airframe hours: 14
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-75 75 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John Phillips
- Registered owner: R. A. Istenes
- Departed: 7G8, MIDDLEFIELD, OH
- Destination: 7G8, MIDDLEFIELD, OH
- Airport: 7G8, Geauga County, runway 28, 3,509 × 65 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,383 total, 10 in this make and model, 1,302 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 315° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 169 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820516016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016269A), May 16, 1982: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Middlefield, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Struck cement lip trying to land on a taxiway. No reason found for engine stoppage.

## Other investigations on N120R (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 CHI84LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA215), May 27, 1984: Istenes Oldfield Baby Lakes (N120R), Middlefield, OH, destroyed

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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