# NTSB LAX06LA267: Beach Baby Ace C, N86677, Fallon, NV, August 19, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 19, 2006, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Fallon, NV - Coordinates: 39.485279, -118.757499 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4853&lon=-118.7575&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 64367 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06LA267 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64367/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA267 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - airspeed - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - encountered, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled - object - wire,transmission ## Analysis On the takeoff portion of a touch-and-go, witnesses saw the airplane at 100 feet above ground level and said the engine sounded normal. The witnesses observed the airplane in an extreme nose high attitude, then it began to lose altitude and it struck power lines. The airplane subsequently collided with the terrain and came to rest inverted. Responding sheriff's deputies noted a burn mark on the bottom of the airplane consistent with contact arcing with a power line. The non-certificated pilot reported to the on-scene law enforcement personnel that after takeoff he banked to the left and struck power lines. ## Factual narrative On August 19, 2006, about 1030 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Beach Baby Ace C, N86677, collided with power lines during the takeoff climb from the Fallon Municipal Airport, Fallon, Nevada. Thereafter, the airplane descended into terrain less than 1 mile south of the airport. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The non-certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight and a flight plan had not been filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. A detective from the Churchill County Sheriff's Department interviewed the pilot. The pilot reported that he had performed one touch-and-go landing and takeoff. During climb out, he banked the airplane to the left and struck power lines. The airplane came to rest inverted on Rattlesnake Hill, near the intersection of Rio Vista and Paiute Drive. A responding deputy reported that the airplane came to rest inverted; he noted a burn mark on the bottom of the airplane, and fuel leaking from the right wing tank from the filler cap. A witness to the accident stated that he observed the airplane takeoff. About 100 feet above ground level (agl), the airplane appeared to have "difficulty" gaining altitude. The airplane had almost flown out of sight, when it hit power lines. Another witness reported that the engine sounded normal; however, the airplane was in an "extreme" nose high, tail low attitude, and appeared to be having difficulty gaining altitude. The airplane traveled about 1/4 mile from the end of the runway, and reached an altitude of 100 feet, when it began "settling rapidly" toward the ground and struck power lines. The witness saw a bright flash from the broken power line followed by a thud. He then notified law enforcement and advised that a small airplane had gone down in the area. To date, the pilot operator has failed to submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2). ## Aircraft - Registration: [N86677](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86677-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N EB-101 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beach Baby Ace C - Registry model: [Beech Baby Ace C](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-baby-ace-c) (registry code 00301G8) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: EB-101 - Engines: Teledyne Continental C65 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: FLX, FALLON, NV - Destination: FLX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: serious ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: NFL, 5 nm away ## 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 20060819016079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060819016079A), Aug 19, 2006: Amtr BABYACEC, Fallon, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On aug 19, 2006 at approximately 1030 PDT, an experimental aircraft, without current airworthiness certificate or aircraft registration, was observed by… 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. 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