# NTSB NYC79FHD22: Teeny 2, N6773, Bridgeport, NJ, September 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1979
- Place: Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
- Location: 39.8009° N, 75.3469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8009&lon=-75.3469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3016   79/9/2    BRIDGEPORT,NJ       TEENY 2             CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3250
        TIME - 1530                    N6773               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEPORT,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED USE OF AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6773 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TEENY 2
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridgeport

## 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 19790902026929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902026929A), Sep 2, 1979: Amtrpk TEENIE2, Bridgeport, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot making taxi tests on new aircraft. Took off, lost control, and dived into ground.

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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