Bowers Fly BABY N8Q
25 August 1976 · Kralltown, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1976 at about 15:40 local time, a Bowers Fly BABY registered N8Q was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kralltown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kralltown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Footlight Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bowers Fly BABY
- Registration
- N8Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Wellsville, Pa → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3039
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
DURING FAMIL FLT IN NEW TYPE AFCT PLT ALLOWED AFCT TO STALL DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bowers Fly BABY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1974 | Bowers Fly BABY | Lockport, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1973 | Bowers Fly BABY | South Paris, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1973 | Bowers Fly BABY | Ashfork, Arizona, United States | Ashfork Public | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1972 | Bowers Fly BABY | Osage, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |