# Accident 19790701013729A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Algona, IA, July 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: Algona, IA
- Airport: Algona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0778° N, 94.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALGONA MUNI (AXA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0778&lon=-94.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3812F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3812F) (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: 1,180 total, 1 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701013729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED ENGINE WITH THROTTLE FULL OPEN,RELEASED BRAKES TO PREVENT ACFT NOSING OVER ON PROP,HIT PARKED ACFT.

## 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 MKC79DCD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD27), Jul 1, 1979: GR Lakes 2T-1A2 (N3812F), Algona, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3812F (1)

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

- [Accident 20090607007859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090607007859A), Jun 7, 2009: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N3812F), Hamilton, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot became lost. Pilot decided to land and ask his location. On short final approach pilot hit a tree with left main landing gear. Airspeed decayed so…

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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