# NTSB NYC69D0175: Fardy Baby C, N6547D, Brunswick, ME, September 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1968
- Place: Brunswick, ME · BRUNSWICK, ME
- Location: 43.8875° N, 69.9426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8875&lon=-69.9426&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0175

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3432   68/9/1    BRUNSWICK,ME        FARDY BABY C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 416
        TIME - 1200                    N6547D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6547D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6547D-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N CPF-1, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FARDY BABY C
- Registry model: [Fardy Baby Ace C](https://openairdocs.org/model/fardy-baby-ace-c) (registry code 003011K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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