# NTSB NYC74DFJ06: Jeanies Teenie, N31JT, Homer, NY, August 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1973
- Place: Homer, NY · HOMER, NY
- Location: 42.6372° N, 76.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6372&lon=-76.1854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DFJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2334  73/8/23    HOMER,NY            JEANIES TEENIE      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41,
        TIME - 1830                    N31JT               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMER,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ROD END BEARING ATTACH PUSH-PULL TORQUE TUBE TO RUDDER CTL HORN FAILED.ACFT & PLT UNCERTIFICATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31JT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31JT-1973-10-18), registration cancelled 1973-10-18, S/N 5-735 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEANIES TEENIE
- Registry model: [Tucker JEANIES TEENIE TWO](https://openairdocs.org/model/tucker-jeanies-teenie-two) (registry code 0562308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bero

## 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 19730823027439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730823027439A), Aug 23, 1973: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Homer, NY, Destroyed. Rod end bearing attach push-pull torque tube to rudder ctl horn failed. Acft & plt uncertificated.

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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