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NTSB accident investigation · Teenie II · Madras, OR · February 8, 1981

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 8, 1981
Place
Madras, OR · MADRAS, OR
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6045Teenie II
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810208003069A
Case key
127360

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0225   81/2/8    MADRAS,OR           TEENIE II           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1183
        TIME - 1445                    N6045               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADRAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADRAS,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT DURING SPIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6045
Reported as
Teenie II
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Madras

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.