# Accident 19760806023189A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Chico, CA, August 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1976
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Ranchaero
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N175HD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N175HD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 682 total, 2 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG99) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806023189A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK76DVG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG99), Aug 6, 1976: Great Lakes Baby (N175HD), Chico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N175HD (1)

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

- [Incident 19871119076339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871119076339I), Nov 19, 1987: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N175HD), Locust Grove, VA, Minor damage. Engine would start but not continue to run. Off airport landing. Suspect collapse of engine air inlet scat hose.

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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