# NTSB FTW69D0506: Little Toot A-1, N187N, Georgetown, TX, May 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1969
- Place: Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0506
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0506

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1184  69/5/18    GEORGETOWN,TEX      LITTLE TOOT A-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1075
        TIME - 1500                    N187N               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WG CAUGHT TALL GRASS ON SIDE OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N187N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187N-1974-10-25), registration cancelled 1974-10-25, S/N A-1, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LITTLE TOOT A-1
- Registry model: [Little Toot HOMEBUILT](https://openairdocs.org/model/little-toot-homebuilt) (registry code 56401KL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baker

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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