# NTSB MIA72FKG60: Fly Baby Swords, N2011, Winder, GA, December 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1971
- Place: Winder, GA · WINDER, GA
- Location: 33.9916° N, 83.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winder, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9916&lon=-83.7236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3321  71/12/11   WINDER,GA           FLY BABY SWORDS     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N2011               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 1894 TOTAL HOURS, 1
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDER-BARROW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDER,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L WG AND SUPPORT WIRES FAILED.CABLE EYES SPLICED IMPROPERLY.PLT WAS ADVISED NOT TO FLY ACROBATICS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2011](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2011-1972-04-27), registration cancelled 1972-04-27, S/N SS28, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY BABY SWORDS
- Registry model: [Goodier BOWERS FLY BABY](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodier-bowers-fly-baby) (registry code 1410101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Winder-Barrow

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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