# NTSB MIA79FLG06: Fly Baby 1A, N8371, Moncks Corner, SC, December 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1978
- Place: Moncks Corner, SC · MONCKS CORNER, SC
- Location: 33.2012° N, 79.9915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moncks Corner, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2012&lon=-79.9915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3644   78/12/2 NR.MONCKS CORNER,SC   FLY BABY 1A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 250
        TIME - 1630                    N8371               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERKELEY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MONCKS CORNER,SC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- L WING SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8371 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FLY BABY 1A
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Berkeley County

## 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 19781202036959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202036959A), Dec 2, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Moncks Corner, SC, Destroyed. L wing separated.

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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