- Date
- November 4, 1974
- Place
- Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N17362Teenie TWO
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741104037829A
- Case key
- 142546
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3544 74/11/4 NR.WICHITA FALLS,TEX TEENIE TWO CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 360 TIME - 1720 N17362 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANAHER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA FALLS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT MODIFIED FUEL SYSTEM WITHOUT APPROVAL.PLT ATTEMPTED RETURN TO AIRPORT AFTER POWER LOSS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17362
- Reported as
- Teenie TWO
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Danaher
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.