# NTSB CHI80FEV38: Jeanies Teenie, N3774C, Shelbyville, IL, September 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1980
- Place: Shelbyville, IL · SHELBYVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.4103° N, 88.7997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4103&lon=-88.7997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1963  80/9/14    SHELBYVILLE,IL      JEANIES TEENIE      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 5214
        TIME - 1115                    N3774C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBYVILLE,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FORK SEPARATED FM STRUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3774C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: JEANIES TEENIE
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shelby County

## 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 19800914041669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041669A), Sep 14, 1980: Amtrpk TEENIE2, Shelbyville, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and lost control resulting in aircraft flipping inverted.

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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