# NTSB OAK77DVG53: Baby 1, N12FD, Fall Rvr Mills, CA, July 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1977
- Place: Fall Rvr Mills, CA · FALL RVR MILLS, CA
- Location: 41.0062° N, 121.4419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fall River Mills, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0062&lon=-121.4419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1816  77/7/24    FALL RVR MILLS,CA   BABY 1              CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 528
        TIME - 0915                    N12FD               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED BLUFF,CA                FALL RVR MILLS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12FD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12FD-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 007, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BABY 1
- Registry model: [Dal Porto BABY ACE D](https://openairdocs.org/model/dal-porto-baby-ace-d) (registry code 003010H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770724023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770724023249A), Jul 24, 1977: Amtr 003010H, Fall Rvr Mills, CA, Substantial damage

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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