# NTSB SEA79DYE42: Great Lakes Baby, N8850, Arlington, WA, August 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1979
- Place: Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1990  79/8/31    ARLINGTON,WA        GREAT LAKES BABY    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 200
        TIME - 1530                    N8850               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WA                ARLINGTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HI-SPEED GND RUN,BECAME AIRBORNE,THEN LNDD & LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8850](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8850-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 6906M186B, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES BABY
- Registry model: [Wilson BABY GREAT LAKES](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-baby-great-lakes) (registry code 3910116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arlington

## 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 19790831023899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831023899A), Aug 31, 1979: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. Lifted off runway during high speed run. Aircraft drifted to edge of runway, landed. Ran off edge, flipped over.

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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