Fly Baby 1-A N7105
17 June 1977 · Flint, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1977 at about 17:45 local time, a Fly Baby 1-A registered N7105 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Flint, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Flint, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ishop Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fly Baby 1-A
- Registration
- N7105
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2241
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
#4CYL EXH VALVE STREAKED, NOT CLOSING PROPERLY.ALL PISTON RING GAPS EXCESS OF MAX ALLOWABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1977 | Fly-Baby 1A | Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Fly Baby 1A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Fly Baby 1A | Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1975 | Fly Baby 1A | Corona, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Fly-Baby 1-A | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1974 | Fly Baby 1 | Hubbard, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |