NYC71FFM22

NTSB accident investigation · Jeanies Teenie · Stratford, CT · November 29, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 29, 1970
Place
Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2288Jeanies Teenie
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159313

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2611  70/11/29   STRATFORD,CONN      JEANIES TEENIE      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1135                    N2288               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRATFORD,CONN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB DEFLECTOR SHIELD NOT INSTALLED,MAIN T JET BOTTOMED.STALLED DRG R TURN TO RETURN TO FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2288
Reported as
Jeanies Teenie
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bridgeport Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.