Flybaby 1A N3314
20 May 1971 · Oxford, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1971 at about 17:40 local time, a Flybaby 1A registered N3314 was involved in an accident during in flight near Oxford, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oxford, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waterbury-Oxford
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Flybaby 1A
- Registration
- N3314
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bridgeport, Conn → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1309
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 WG FLYING WIRE TURNBUCKLE FAILED. WG SEPARATED. PLT PARACHUTED SUCCESSFULLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Flybaby 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1975 | Flybaby 1A | Fremont, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1979 | Flybaby 1B | Shirley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1979 | Flybaby 1 | Spangle, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1981 | Flybaby 1A-BIS | Paola, Kansas, United States | - | Serious 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 | - |
| 10 May 1971 | Cessna 177 | Owosso, Michigan, United States | Metro Flying C | No injuries | - |