# NTSB OAK76FVM05: Flybaby 1A, N41837, Fremont, CA, August 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1975
- Place: Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41837-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N 7222, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLYBABY 1A
- Registry model: [Murray FLY BABY 1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/murray-fly-baby-1a) (registry code 056279Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fremont

## 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 19750808024349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750808024349A), Aug 8, 1975: Amtr 0562741, Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Ldg from prior 15MIN flt bent rt axle and loosened rt wing flying wires.

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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