# NTSB NYC79FGM06: Great Lakes Baby, N66DP, Belle Vernon, PA, October 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
- Location: 40.1234° N, 79.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Vernon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1234&lon=-79.8620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3342  78/10/29   BELLE VERNON,PA     GREAT LAKES BABY    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 309
        TIME - 1725                    N66DP               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE VERNON,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PARKED MINI BIKE ON SOD STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N66DP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES BABY
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rostraver

## 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 19781029031839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029031839A), Oct 29, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Belle Vernon, PA, Substantial damage. Collided with parked mini bike on sod strip.

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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