# NTSB NYC79FHJ28: Flybaby 1B, N78FP, Shirley, NY, August 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1979
- Place: Shirley, NY · SHIRLEY, NY
- Location: 40.7936° N, 72.8759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7936&lon=-72.8759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ28-201199

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2161   79/8/8    SHIRLEY,NY          FLYBABY 1B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 340
        TIME - 1410                    N78FP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHIRLEY,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78FP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78FP), registered now, S/N 72-44, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLYBABY 1B
- Registry model: [Itzkowitz Herman FLY BABY 1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/itzkowitz-herman-fly-baby-1b) (registry code 1410167) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brookhaven

## 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 19790808021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808021719A), Aug 8, 1979: Amtrbw FLYBIBABY, Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. Landed from second test flight. Landing gear collapsed. Found broken axle.

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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