# NTSB IAD78DID23: Teenie TWO, N38929, Forest, VA, August 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Forest, VA · FOREST, VA
- Location: 37.3749° N, 79.2771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3749&lon=-79.2771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DID23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DID23

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38929-1978-09-27), registration cancelled 1978-09-27, S/N 510085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEENIE 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: New London

## 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 19780821025379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821025379A), Aug 21, 1978: Amtr 0562679, Forest, VA, Destroyed

## 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 IAD76FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID03), Aug 5, 1975: Tennie TWO (N38929), Lynchburg, 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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