# Accident 19790723019429A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Castle Rock, CO, July 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1979, 20:10 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3722° N, 104.8561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castle Rock, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3722&lon=-104.8561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771VY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771VY) (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: 888 total, 17 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723019429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD. PANIC BRAKING. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND BROKEN ALTERNATE AIR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N771VY (1)

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

- [Accident 19891028045099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028045099A), Oct 28, 1989: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N771VY), Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Ran a wheel off side of runway into soft ground landing. Nosed over.

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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