# NTSB FTW71FPM29: Fly Baby 1-14, N7347, Durant, OK, May 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1971
- Place: Durant, OK · DURANT, OK
- Location: 33.9952° N, 96.3925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durant, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9952&lon=-96.3925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0496  71/5/31    DURANT,OKLA         FLY BABY 1-14       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1132
        TIME - 1805                    N7347               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAKER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANT,OKLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- 3 FLYING WIRES,R WING,PULLED THRU NICOPRESS,GR AXLE ATCH PNT,4TH,WING ATCH.GR AXLE PREV DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7347](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7347-1971-08-03), registration cancelled 1971-08-03, S/N 65-6 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY BABY 1-14
- Registry model: [Bowers Fly Baby 1-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1-a) (registry code 14121LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eaker Field

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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