# NTSB MIA71FLG01: Jeanies T G-W, N6418, Spartanburg, SC, July 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1970
- Place: Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3019  70/7/12    SPARTANBURG,SC      JEANIES T G-W       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 205
        TIME - 0850                    N6418               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTANBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPARTANBURG,SC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ABORTED T/O ABOUT 150 FT AGL 3000 FT DOWN RWY. PLT HAD MADE HIGH SPEED RUNS AND LIFT OFFS ONLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6418](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6418-1970-08-13), registration cancelled 1970-08-13, S/N 91, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEANIES T G-W
- Registry model: [Gilbert L/Worthington L JEANIES TEENIE GW](https://openairdocs.org/model/gilbert-l-worthington-l-jeanies-teenie-gw) (registry code 05614AH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spartanburg

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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