NYC77FHD15

NTSB accident investigation · Fly-Baby 1A · Oxford, PA · June 4, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 4, 1977
Place
Oxford, PA · OXFORD, PA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5550Fly-Baby 1A
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770604021909A
Case key
146805

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3317   77/6/4    OXFORD,PA           FLY-BABY 1A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 61, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1909                    N5550               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXFORD,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N5550
Reported as
Fly-Baby 1A
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Oxford

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.