Amateur-built TEENIE TWO accident near Fowler, California, June 9, 1988
On June 9, 1988, a amateur-built TEENIE TWO, registered N6052, was destroyed in an accident near Fowler, California. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 9, 1988
- Place
- Fowler, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built TEENIE TWO
- Registration
- N6052 · no longer on the register · serial 5-1013
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE THEN SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING WHERE THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL WOODEN CRATES SHORT OF THE INTENDED LDG AREA. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL PRESENT. HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE OF BEARING OVERHEAT WAS FOUND. THE ENGINE CASE WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE FOUND DIRTY AND SOOTED. EXAM OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED A STICKING FLOAT. THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED THAT HE HAD SPENT FOUR HOURS PREPARING THE AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT. HE SAID HE STILL WAS RELUCTANT TO FLY BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER/MANUFACTURER ENCOURAGED HIM TO TRY. THE FLIGHT LASTED ONLY A FEW MINUTES.
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
- Flight time: 1,280 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 126 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 290 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 28, 1988; 3 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 590 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Volkswagen VW1500 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FCH Fresno CA at 11:55 pm
- Destination: BFL Bakersfield CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 175° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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