# NTSB FTW71FPG29: Sport Acft Teenie, N2168, Jonesboro, AR, November 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1970
- Place: Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4194  70/11/19   JONESBORO,ARK       SPORT ACFT TEENIE   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 550
        TIME - 1045                    N2168               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONESBORO,ARK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PLT-INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE ON HI SPEED TAXI
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- 70 DEG L X-WIND GUSTING TO 20K. CANOPY OFF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2168](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2168-1972-01-25), registration cancelled 1972-01-25, S/N MB-2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPORT ACFT TEENIE
- Registry model: [Sport Aero Club TEENIE WEENIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/sport-aero-club-teenie-weenie) (registry code 05614AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jonesboro

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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