- Date
- July 4, 1974
- Place
- Watervliet, MI · WATERVLIET, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4027Teenie Two TT1
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740704019239A
- Case key
- 173411
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1721 74/7/4 WATERVLIET,MICH TEENIE TWO TT1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 44, 183 TIME - 0710 N4027 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVLIET MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERVLIET,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LAST FLT,FUEL NOV 1973.VW ENG. .
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4027
- Reported as
- Teenie Two TT1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watervliet Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4027 · 1
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