# NTSB NYC77FHD15: Fly-Baby 1A, N5550, Oxford, PA, June 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: Oxford, PA · OXFORD, PA
- Location: 39.7856° N, 75.9797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7856&lon=-75.9797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5550-1977-09-28), registration cancelled 1977-09-28, S/N 649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY-BABY 1A
- Registry model: [Fly Baby 1-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fly-baby-1-a) (registry code 141210P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oxford

## 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 19770604021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604021909A), Jun 4, 1977: Amtr 14121UJ, Oxford, PA, Destroyed

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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