# NTSB LAX79DUG28: Baby GRT LK 1, N4JR, Big Bear City, CA, April 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1979
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0548   79/4/6  NR.BIG BEAR CITY,CA   BABY GRT LK 1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 540
        TIME - 0745                    N4JR                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CA                  YUCCA VALLY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BABY GRT LK 1
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790406006539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406006539A), Apr 6, 1979: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Big Bear, CA, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Several cases of fuel theft have been reported from the departure airport.

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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