Fly Baby 1A N8371
2 December 1978 · Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 December 1978 at about 16:30 local time, a Fly Baby 1A registered N8371 was involved in an accident during in flight near Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Berkeley County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fly Baby 1A
- Registration
- N8371
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3644
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
L WING SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fly Baby 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1977 | Fly Baby 1-A | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1977 | Fly-Baby 1A | Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Fly-Baby 1-A | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Fly Baby 1A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1975 | Fly Baby 1A | Corona, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1981 | Fly Baby 1A | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |