FTW76FRJ24

NTSB accident investigation · Teenie II · Ruston, LA · May 8, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1976
Place
Ruston, LA · RUSTON, LA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N75ASTeenie II
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760508011259A
Case key
153329

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1024   76/5/8    RUSTON,LA           TEENIE II           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 143
        TIME - 1315                    N75AS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSTON,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K. CARB ICE POSSIBLE. VW ENG.

Aircraft

Registration
N75AS
Reported as
Teenie II
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lincoln

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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.