Great Lakes BABY N8850
31 August 1979 · Arlington, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1979 at about 15:30 local time, a Great Lakes BABY registered N8850 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Arlington, Washington, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arlington, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arlington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes BABY
- Registration
- N8850
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1990
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
HI-SPEED GND RUN, BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN LNDD & LOST CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1979 | Great Lakes BABY | Farmington, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1980 | Great Lakes BABY | Burnside, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1980 | Great Lakes BABY | Whitebear Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Great Lakes BABY | Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1976 | Great Lakes BABY | Chico, California, United States | Classic Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1975 | Great Lakes BABY | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |