Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N3773F
9 February 1986 · Columbia, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 1986 at about 19:30 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N3773F was involved in an accident near Columbia, South Carolina, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Owens Field (CUB)
- Coordinates
- 34.0010, -81.0305
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Registration
- N3773F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86LA071
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
WHILE ON CROSSWIND FOLLOWING TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AFTER CLIMBING TO 500 FEET AGL. THE PILOT INITIATED A TURN TOWARD A FIELD AND COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE FIELD. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE INDUCTION AIR HOSE HAD COLLAPSED AND WAS DRAWN INTO THE INDUCTION SYSTEM, RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF INDUCTION AIR TO THE ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Great Lakes 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1986 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Santa Paula, California, United States | Channel Island Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Sep 1986 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tillamook, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1985 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Caddo Mills, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Lago Vista, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1987 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Baytown, Texas, United States | H & R Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1986 | Cessna 441 | West Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1986 | Gray DRIFTER XP | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Conway, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |