# NTSB NYC74DGM05: Jeanies Teenie, N9777, Indiana, PA, September 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: Indiana, PA · INDIANA, PA
- Location: 40.6220° N, 79.1553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indiana, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6220&lon=-79.1553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DGM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2657  73/9/10    INDIANA,PA          JEANIES TEENIE      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 830
        TIME - 1800                    N9777               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JIMMY STEWART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANA,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN ON NOSE LANDING GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9777](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9777-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 1, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEANIES TEENIE
- Registry model: [Barkley-Evans B&E JEANIES TEENIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/barkley-evans-b-e-jeanies-teenie) (registry code 05614A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jimmy Stewart

## 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 19730910029709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910029709A), Sep 10, 1973: Amtr 05614A8, Indiana, PA, Substantial damage. Touched down on nose landing gear.

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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