# NTSB NYC71FNE34: Flybaby 1A, N3314, Oxford, CT, May 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1971
- Place: Oxford, CT · OXFORD, CT
- Location: 41.4340° N, 73.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4340&lon=-73.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FNE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FNE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1309  71/5/20    OXFORD,CONN         FLYBABY 1A          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1740                    N3314               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 46, 1728 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERBURY-OXFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEPORT,CONN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- L WG FLYING WIRE TURNBUCKLE FAILED. WG SEPARATED. PLT PARACHUTED SUCCESSFULLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3314](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3314-1971-06-02), registration cancelled 1971-06-02, S/N 6833 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLYBABY 1A
- Registry model: [Maloney Fly Baby 1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/maloney-fly-baby-1a) (registry code 141210H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford

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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