NYC79FFJ06

NTSB accident investigation · Fly Baby JD-1 · Java Center, NY · October 1, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 1, 1978
Place
Java Center, NY · JAVA CENTER, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N12JDFly Baby JD-1
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781001032319A
Case key
138300

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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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3-3625   78/10/1   JAVA CENTER,NY      FLY BABY JD-1       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3000
        TIME - 1609                    N12JD               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAVA AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAVA CENTER,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO ROLL ON DOWNWIND LEG OF TRAFFIC PATTERN.SEAT BELT FAILED AT ANCHOR POINT.

Aircraft

Registration
N12JD
Reported as
Fly Baby JD-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Java Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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