Wicks FLY BABY N40349

Summary

On 2 July 1998 at about 12:00 local time, a Wicks FLY BABY registered N40349 was involved in an accident near Blissfield, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 1998 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Blissfield, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

41.8291, -83.8610

Aircraft

Wicks FLY BABY

Registration

N40349

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

CHI98LA233

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's misjudging of the fuel supply and his inadequate aircraft preflight. A factor was fuel exhaustion,

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the initial climb the engine suffered a loss of power. Post accident inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any smell of fuel on or around the wreckage. There was no fuel spill on the ground. Only unusable fuel was found in the tank. No other mechanical anomalies were found during the post accident examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.