NTSB MKC85LA221 — 1985-09-21 · LEBANON, Missouri, United States

Current FAA registration · N3826

Make / Model: MCKNIGHT FLYBABY 1A
Year of manufacture: 1972 · 13 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 hp)
Seats / Engines: 1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19800429
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A465E2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3826 LON J. MCKNIGHT FLYBABY 1A Minor

Factual narrative

AFTER WASHING HIS AIRCRAFT THE PLT DPTD THE AIRPORT FOR A LCL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT LASTED FOR APPROX. 30 MIN. WHEN THE PLT STATED THE END BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE TO THE AIRPORT. THE ACFT STALLED IMPACTING THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RWY. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT AN APPROXIMATE 40 DEGREE ANGLE. INSP OF THE ACFT ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA221.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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