# Accident 19980718034989A: Amtrpk TEENIE2, Stevensville, MI, July 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0095° N, 86.5210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0095&lon=-86.5210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40512, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40512-2005-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cook Andrew Scott TEENIE TWO (registry code 05625TC, https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-andrew-scott-teenie-two) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPK TEENIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 11 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980718034989A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 18, 1998, AT 1930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A COOK TEENIE TWO, N40512, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A CORN FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICHIGAN, AT 1910 EDT. (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED IN DITCH EAST OF WASHINGTON AVENUE, ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON AND JOHN BEERS ROAD IN STEVENSVILLE, MICHIGAN.  PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CHI98LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA303), Jul 18, 1998: Cook Teenie TWO (N40512), Stevensville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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