Fly Baby 1-14 N7347
31 May 1971 · Durant, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 May 1971 at about 18:05 local time, a Fly Baby 1-14 registered N7347 was involved in an accident during in flight near Durant, Oklahoma, 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 18:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durant, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eaker Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fly Baby 1-14
- Registration
- N7347
- 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
- 3-0496
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
3 FLYING WIRES, R WING, PULLED THRU NICOPRESS, GR AXLE ATCH PNT,4TH, WING ATCH.GR AXLE PREV DMG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fly Baby 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1973 | Fly Baby 1-A | Greenville, Kentucky, United States | Wheeldon Enter | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1974 | Fly Baby 1 | Hubbard, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1968 | Fly Baby 1A | Coram, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1975 | Fly Baby 1A | Corona, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Fly Baby 1A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1977 | Fly Baby 1-A | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |