# NTSB IAD76DID31: Bowers F-BABY, N808RJ, Saluda, VA, June 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1976
- Place: Saluda, VA · SALUDA, VA
- Location: 37.6053° N, 76.5938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saluda, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6053&lon=-76.5938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1324  76/6/26    SALUDA,VA           BOWERS F-BABY       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1690
        TIME - 2015                    N808RJ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMP NIMCOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT NEWS,VA             SALUDA,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD TURBULENCE ABT 100FT ABV THE GND.ACFT ROLLED PLT UN CK DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N808RJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808RJ-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N JWM-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOWERS F-BABY
- Registry model: [Marshall BOWERS FLY BABY](https://openairdocs.org/model/marshall-bowers-fly-baby) (registry code 14121MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Camp Nimcock

## 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 19760626015749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626015749A), Jun 26, 1976: Amtr 14121MX, Saluda, VA, Substantial damage. Enctrd turbulence abt 100FT abv the gnd. Acft rolled plt un ck dscnt.

## Other investigations on N808RJ (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 NYC73DKM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DKM24), Jan 19, 1973: Flybaby M-1 (N808RJ), Hendersonville, NC, minor damage

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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