Great Lakes 2T1-A2 N49CR

Summary

On 16 August 1995 at about 15:27 local time, a Great Lakes 2T1-A2 registered N49CR was involved in an accident near Fombell, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 1995 at 15:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Fombell, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Zelienople (8G7)

Coordinates

40.8092, -80.2006

Aircraft

Great Lakes 2T1-A2

Registration

N49CR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Prospect

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95LA194

2 people died.

the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had landed at the Zelienople Airport after a 1-hour flight from Wadsworth, Ohio. The airplane was not refueled. The pilot then departed in formation with another similar biplane. After takeoff, at 200 feet, the pilot reported that he was losing power, and turned back to the runway. During the turn, the second pilot advised him to keep his nose down. The second pilot then observed the airplane roll up on its left wing, followed by a nose down and impact with the ground. A postcrash fire consumed the airplane. During examination of the wreckage, no preimpact failures of the airframe or engine were observed. The pilot recently purchased the airplane in Mexico. He had ferried the airplane to a repair station in the United States, and then to his home field. The pilot had accumulated 20.4 hours, and 19 takeoffs and landings in the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.