# NTSB FTW74FQD16: Gibson Teenie, N9840, El Paso, TX, April 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1974
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FQD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1091   74/4/8    EL PASO,TEX         GIBSON TEENIE       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 600
        TIME - 1650                    N9840               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CLOSED PATTERN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9840](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9840-1974-06-06), registration cancelled 1974-06-06, S/N 5-10336, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GIBSON TEENIE
- Registry model: [Gibson TEENIE TWO](https://openairdocs.org/model/gibson-teenie-two) (registry code 0562258) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: El Paso Intl

## 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 19740408009409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408009409A), Apr 8, 1974: Amtr 0562258, El Paso, TX, Destroyed. Closed pattern.

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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