Great Lakes 2T-1A N6186L
18 August 1978 · Santa Cruz, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1978 at about 17:00 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A registered N6186L was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Cruz, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A
- Registration
- N6186L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2383
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Great Lakes 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1978 | Great Lakes 2T-1A2 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1978 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Mason City, Iowa, United States | D and D Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1978 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | Great Lakes AI | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1978 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Napolean, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1978 | Great Lakes 2T-1A2 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Pioneer Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1978 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Fredericksburg, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |