Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N3565L
18 September 1986 · Tillamook, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1986 at about 02:30 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N3565L was involved in an accident near Tillamook, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tillamook, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.4603, -123.7095
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Registration
- N3565L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crescent City → Astoria
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- SEA86LA247
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE ON A FIELD DUE TO LOW FUEL, LOWERING CEILING AND VISIBILITY, ENSUING DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT NOT KNOWING HIS EXACT POSITION. LANDING WAS MADE ON AN UPHILL FIELD WITH A SLIGHT TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SWALE AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY. WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IT STRUCK A FENCE, ROLLED THROUGH ANOTHER FENCE, AND ACROSS A DITCH WHICH COLLAPSED BOTH MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED INVERTED.
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 | - |
| 9 Feb 1986 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Warm Springs, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft 76 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Harlen, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1986 | Bell 47G3B1 | Albany, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1986 | Grumman G164-A | Echo, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1986 | Robinson R22-A | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |