- Date
- August 21, 1978
- Place
- Forest, VA · FOREST, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N38929Teenie TWO
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780821025379A
- Case key
- 139664
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2618 78/8/21 FOREST,VA TEENIE TWO CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 94 TOTAL TIME - 0810 N38929 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW LONDON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOREST,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38929
- Reported as
- Teenie TWO
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New London
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N38929 · 1
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