Amateur-built TEENIE TWO accident near Owasso, Oklahoma, February 1, 1986
On February 1, 1986 at about 11:20 pm local time, a amateur-built TEENIE TWO, registered N106TD, was destroyed in an accident near Owasso, Oklahoma (Owasso airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 1, 1986 · about 11:20 pm local time
- Place
- Owasso, Oklahoma · Owasso · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built TEENIE TWO
- Registration
- N106TD · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT IN A STEEP TURN WHILE PRACTICING LAZY EIGHT MANEUVERS. THE LAST TURN WAS VERY STEEP AT LOW ALT AND THE ACFT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES. THE PLT WAS REPORTEDLY CHECKING THE ACFT'S STABILITY FOR THE OWNER. THE GROUND IMPACT ANGLE WAS 65-85 DEGREES AND THE ACFT ONLY MOVED ABOUT 4 FT AFTER IMPACT
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 1,000 hours in all
- Medical certificate: None (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 10, 1986; 1 hours since
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Volkswagen 1500 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OK16 Owasso OK at 11:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:48 am from TUL, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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