- Date
- August 8, 1975
- Place
- Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N41837Flybaby 1A
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750808024349A
- Case key
- 150216
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2352 75/8/8 FREMONT,CA FLYBABY 1A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 35, 165 TIME - 1020 N41837 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LDG FROM PRIOR 15MIN FLT BENT RT AXLE AND LOOSENED RT WING FLYING WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41837
- Reported as
- Flybaby 1A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fremont
N41837Registration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Murray FLY BABY 1AAirframe modelMurray FLY BABY 1AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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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.