# NTSB FTW82DQG07: Teenie II, N51957, Canyon, TX, November 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1981
- Place: Canyon, TX · CANYON, TX
- Location: 34.9903° N, 101.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9903&lon=-101.9190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DQG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2591  81/11/21   CANYON,TX           TEENIE II           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1000
        TIME - 1410                    N51957              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARTRELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANYON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EQUIPPED W VW ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51957](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51957-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 151660 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEENIE II
- Registry model: [Reed TEENIE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-teenie-ii) (registry code 0563468) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gartrell

## 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 19811121074879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811121074879A), Nov 21, 1981: Amtrpk TEENIE2, Canyon, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on test flight of homebuilt. Probable cause was engine heat on unshielded gascolator caused vapor lock.

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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