# NTSB IAD80FLT01: Bayles Spec 1, N8237E, Jackson, TN, October 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1979
- Place: Jackson, TN · JACKSON, TN
- Location: 35.6145° N, 88.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6145&lon=-88.8139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3433  79/10/13 NR.JACKSON,TN         BAYLES SPEC 1       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2315
        TIME - 1740                    N8237E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,TN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- BOLT HOLDING REAR STRUT TO FUSELAGE FAILED,APPROX 80% OF BOLT SHOWED DARK GRAY DISCOLORATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8237E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237E-1979-11-14), registration cancelled 1979-11-14, S/N 1, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAYLES SPEC 1
- Registry model: [Bayles Special BP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bayles-special-bp-1) (registry code 05601CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19791013027289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013027289A), Oct 13, 1979: Amtr BP1, Jackson, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Inflight breakup due to fatigue failure of wing strut fitting.

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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