# NTSB SEA74FTA18: Fly Baby Huey, N1062H, Colstrip, MT, March 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1974
- Place: Colstrip, MT · COLSTRIP, MT
- Location: 45.8945° N, 106.6284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colstrip, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8945&lon=-106.6284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FTA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0689   74/3/9    COLSTRIP,MONT       FLY BABY HUEY       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 131
        TIME - 1410                    N1062H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER AIR STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLSTRIP,MONT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1062H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1062H-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 7210, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY BABY HUEY
- Registry model: [Bowers Fly Baby 1-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1-a) (registry code 14121LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fisher Air Strip

## 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 19740309005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309005509A), Mar 9, 1974: Amtr 1412122, Colstrip, MT, Destroyed. Stalled at low altitude.

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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