Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N353GL

Summary

On 26 September 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N353GL, operated by Robert Vincent, was involved in an accident near Arcata, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 September 1982 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Arcata, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Great Lakes 2T-1A-2

Registration

N353GL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Vincent

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Hayward

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FA361

1 person died.

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

THE PLT & PAX WERE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE KLAMATH, CA AREA TO HAYWARD, CA. WITNESSES OBSERVED IT FLYING SOUTHBOUND AT 50 TO 100 FT OVER THE OCEAN'S SHORE LINE. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN TOWARD LAND, THEN CRASHED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING INTO TREES & BRUSH. THE TREES & BRUSH WERE LOCATED ON A BLUFF APRX 20 FT ABOVE THE BEACH. DRG AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE, NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER WING TANK AND ONLY ABOUT 1 QT WAS FOUND IN THE HEADER TANK. THE ACFT FUEL CAPACITY WAS 27.4 GAL WITH .7 GAL IN THE HEADER TANK CONSIDERED AS UNUSABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.