# NTSB MKC81FCG53: Flybaby 1A-BIS, N59229, Paola, KS, August 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1981
- Place: Paola, KS · PAOLA, KS
- Location: 38.5789° N, 94.8604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paola, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5789&lon=-94.8604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2219  81/8/14    PAOLA,KS            FLYBABY 1A-BIS      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1100
        TIME - 0935                    N59229              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAJESKI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAOLA,KS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        REMARKS- 1ST FLT IN THIS MAKE & MODEL.PLT RPRTD PSBL AIRSPEED MALFUNCTION.EQUIPPED W 65HP LYCOMING ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59229](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59229-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N 278, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLYBABY 1A-BIS
- Registry model: [Bowers Fly Baby 1A-BIS](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1a-bis) (registry code 14121LG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Majeski

## 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 19810814049599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049599A), Aug 14, 1981: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Paola, KS, Substantial damage. This was the pilot's first flight in the homebuild aircraft. Stalled on final approach, landed hard, flipped over.

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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