# Accident 19750601014399A: Grtlks 2T1MENASCO, Lancaster, CA, June 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1975
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5603L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5603L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1MENASCO
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,055 total, 80 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750601014399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX75FUQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ27), Jun 1, 1975: GR Lakes 2T-1A2 (N5603L), Lancaster, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N5603L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840504050279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504050279I), May 4, 1984: Grtlks 2T1A (N5603L), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Turned on taxiway to taxi for takeoff, when pilot observed other aircraft inbound. Hit brakes and nosed up.
- [Incident 19830803062249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803062249I), Aug 3, 1983: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N5603L), La Junta, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing the tail wheel type aircraft. Damaged wing tip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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