# Accident 19780120002431A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Van Nuys, CA, January 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3775F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3775F) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,860 total, 10 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120002431A

## Narrative

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

TAXI COLLISION WHILE ONE ACFT WAS WAITING TO TAKE OFF AND OTHER WETURNING TO PARKING AREA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N18966, Beech B19: [Accident 19780120002432A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120002432A)

## 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 LAX78FUQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ11), Jan 20, 1978: Great Lakes 2T-1A2 (N3775F), Van Nuys, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N3775F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780602015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602015709A), Jun 2, 1978: Grtlks 2T1MENASCO (N3775F), Simi Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting 17K.

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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