Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N61861

Summary

On 1 August 1982 at about 23:25 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N61861, operated by Caymon Enterprises, was involved in an accident near Scotts Valley, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 August 1982 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Scotts Valley, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Great Lakes 2T-1A-2

Registration

N61861

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Caymon Enterprises

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Cruz → Santa Cruz

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FVM17

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

WHILE PERFORMING IN AN AEROBATIC SHOW, THE PILOT ENTERED A SPIN. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, HE ENTERED THE SPIN AT ABOUT 2000 FT AGL AND MADE APPROXIMATELY 5 TURNS BEFORE STARTING A RECOVERY AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL. HE STOPPED THE SPIN, BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO PULL OUT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HILL, CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST, INVERTED, IN A SMALL RESERVOIR. IT THEN FLOATED TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RESERVOIR AND SANK IN ABOUT 7 FT OF WATER. AN INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF AN IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE OR CONTROL PROBLEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.