Gr Lakes 2T1A-2 N5940L
3 May 1977 · Milford, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 May 1977 at about 17:10 local time, a Gr Lakes 2T1A-2 registered N5940L, operated by Top Flight Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Milford, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milford, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cumulus Ridge
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gr Lakes 2T1A-2
- Registration
- N5940L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Top Flight Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Pittstowntnj → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1168
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT APRX 100 LB OVR GW.ACFT OBSVD SHALLOW NOSE HI SHALLOW L TURN WITH HVY ELEV & L RUDDER USE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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