Flybaby 1A N41837
8 August 1975 · Fremont, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 August 1975 at about 10:20 local time, a Flybaby 1A registered N41837 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fremont, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fremont, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fremont
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Flybaby 1A
- Registration
- N41837
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2352
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
LDG FROM PRIOR 15MIN FLT BENT RT AXLE AND LOOSENED RT WING FLYING WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Flybaby 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |