# NTSB CHI77FEM01: Jeanies Teenie, N519S, Frankfort, MI, October 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Frankfort, MI · FRANKFORT, MI
- Location: 44.6368° N, 86.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6368&lon=-86.2320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3340   76/10/2   FRANKFORT,MI        JEANIES TEENIE      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 619
        TIME - 1815                    N519S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT CITY CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKFORT,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N519S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N519S-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N HS-1, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEANIES TEENIE
- Registry model: [Sawyer JEANIES TEENIE 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/sawyer-jeanies-teenie-1) (registry code 05614BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Frankfort City Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761002032139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002032139A), Oct 2, 1976: Amtr 05614BN, Frankfort, MI, Destroyed

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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