# NTSB IAD76FID03: Tennie TWO, N38929, Lynchburg, VA, August 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1975
- Place: Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&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 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3294   75/8/5    LYNCHBURG,VA        TENNIE TWO          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 0751                    N38929              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- REDUCED PWR AFTR L/O NOSE DROPPED ABRUPTLY.ACFT STRUCK RWY ON NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38929](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38929-1978-09-27), registration cancelled 1978-09-27, S/N 510085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TENNIE TWO
- Registry model: [Roberts TEENIE TWO](https://openairdocs.org/model/roberts-teenie-two) (registry code 0562679) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lynchburg Muni

## 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 19750805021999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750805021999A), Aug 5, 1975: Amtr 0562641, Lynchburg, VA, Substantial damage. Reduced pwr aftr l/o nose dropped abruptly. Acft struck rwy on nose gr.

## Other investigations on N38929 (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD78DID23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DID23), Aug 21, 1978: Teenie TWO (N38929), Forest, VA, substantial damage

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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