# NTSB MIA76FKT81: Fly Baby 1A, N3776, Ft Lauderdale, FL, June 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1976
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKT81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1241   76/6/5    FT LAUDERDALE,FL    FLY BABY 1A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35,
        TIME - 0942                    N3776               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            HOLLYWOOD,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- R WG SEPARATED. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION-JULY 1971.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3776](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3776-1976-07-22), registration cancelled 1976-07-22, S/N 64-46, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY BABY 1A
- Registry model: [Fly Baby 1-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fly-baby-1-a) (registry code 141210P) (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 19760605014869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760605014869A), Jun 5, 1976: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. R wg separated. Last annual inspection-july 1971.

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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