# NTSB Accident MKC89DCG01
> **GRIGG/BOWERS FLYBABY** · 1989-05-07 · WEST PLAINS, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89DCG01
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28391
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-07
- **Location:** WEST PLAINS, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.739543, -91.859474
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRIGG/BOWERS
- **Model:** FLYBABY
- **Registration:** N1305
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  RISING TERRAIN, TALL GRASS, TAILWIND, AND THE TRANSMISSION WIRES.

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