Great Lakes 2T 1A N856L
20 June 2020 · Cambridge, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 June 2020 at about 14:44 local time, a Great Lakes 2T 1A registered N856L was involved in an accident near Cambridge, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cambridge, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cambridge Municipal Airport (CDI)
- Coordinates
- 39.9750, -81.5775
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T 1A
- Registration
- N856L
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1930
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cambridge → Cambridge
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN20CA238
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway and striking a ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after landing the tailwheel equipped airplane, he applied brake during the landing roll and the airplane started to turn. He applied rudder to correct but overcorrected and the airplane oscillated and then went off the left side of the runway. The airplane subsequently struck a ditch next to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right lower wing and the right horizontal tail and elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2020 | Great Lakes 2T 1A | St. Mary's, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2019 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2022 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2017 | Great Lakes 2T 1A 2 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2024 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Gütersloh, Germany | - | Fatal | 1 |
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