# NTSB MKC76DCQ10: Baby Ace Corbin, N8RM, Tennis, KS, August 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1975
- Place: Tennis, KS · TENNIS, KS
- Location: 38.1634° N, 100.9110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tennis, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1634&lon=-100.9110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2667  75/8/17    TENNIS,KS           BABY ACE CORBIN     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 464
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8RM                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE ROAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TENNIS,KS                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8RM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8RM-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N M1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BABY ACE CORBIN
- Registry model: [Mendenhall CORBEN JR. ACE E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mendenhall-corben-jr-ace-e) (registry code 05629BV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Road

## 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 19750817025539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817025539A), Aug 17, 1975: Amtr 0562941, Tennis, KS, Substantial damage

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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