# NTSB CHI73FET08: Genie Teene, N4027, Watervliet, MI, October 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1972
- Place: Watervliet, MI · WATERVLIET, MI
- Location: 42.1876° N, 86.2586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watervliet, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1876&lon=-86.2586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FET08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3403  72/10/15   WATERVLIET,MICH     GENIE TEENE         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 41, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N4027               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  WATERVLIET MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERVLIET,MICH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- VW1600CC ENGINE.ACFT INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE DURING TAXI TEST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4027-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 5-10486 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GENIE TEENE
- Registry model: [Hoffman TEENIE TWO](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoffman-teenie-two) (registry code 0562444) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Watervliet Muni

## Other investigations on N4027 (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 CHI75FET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET01), Jul 4, 1974: Teenie Two TT1 (N4027), Watervliet, MI, substantial damage

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.

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