# Accident 19790917028349A: Amtrpk TEENIE2, Greenville, PA, September 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4051° N, 80.3838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4051&lon=-80.3838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7FB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7FB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Behne TEENIE 2 (registry code 0563429, https://openairdocs.org/model/behne-teenie-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPK TEENIE2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 166 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917028349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED. FOUND MAGNETO SWITCH TO BE GROUNDED IN BOTH THE ON AND OFF POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FGM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM47), Sep 17, 1979: Teenie 2 (N7FB), Greenville, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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