Fly Baby 1-A N4762
26 May 1986 · Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 1986 at about 18:20 local time, a Fly Baby 1-A registered N4762 was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, 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 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mt. Pleasant Scottdale (607)
- Coordinates
- 40.1507, -79.5403
- Aircraft
- Fly Baby 1-A
- Registration
- N4762
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA136
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
ON SECOND TAKEOFF, AN ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. ON FLARE FOR THE EMERGENCY, OFF AIRPORT LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RISING TERRAIN, BOUNCED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fly Baby 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1981 | Fly Baby 1A | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Fly-Baby 1-A | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Fly Baby 1A | Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1977 | Fly Baby 1-A | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1977 | Fly-Baby 1A | Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Fly Baby 1A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1986 | Glaser-Dirks DIRK-DG-400 | Julian, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft V35B | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1986 | Rockwell 114 | Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States | Glenn Bussard | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-46-310P | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Feb 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | Usair | Minor injuries | - |