# NTSB SEA75FYC05: Fly Baby 1, N4604, Hubbard, OR, July 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Hubbard, OR · HUBBARD, OR
- Location: 45.1815° N, 122.8083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hubbard, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1815&lon=-122.8083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2164  74/7/20    HUBBARD,OREG        FLY BABY 1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 750
        TIME - 0930                    N4604               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LENHARDT AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OREGON CITY,OREG            HUBBARD,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LND IN TALL WHEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4604](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4604-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 65-55, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY BABY 1
- Registry model: [Bowers Fly Baby 1V](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1v) (registry code 14121LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lenhardt Airpark

## 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 19740720020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720020119A), Jul 20, 1974: Amtr 1412141, Hubbard, OR, Substantial damage. Lnd in tall wheat.

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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