# NTSB FTW71FRA50: Baby GT LKS C-85, N1214, Tomball, TX, May 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1971
- Place: Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1494   71/5/1    TOMBALL,TEX         BABY GT LKS C-85    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 680
        TIME - 1503                    N1214               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVID WAYNE HOOKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRIENDSWOOD,TEX             TOMBALL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1214 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BABY GT LKS C-85
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks

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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