# Accident 19810313035779A: Amtrgl GREATLAKES, Alamo, TX, March 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Alamo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1810° N, 98.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1810&lon=-98.1174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6053L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6053L) (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: AMTRGL GREATLAKES
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313035779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND ENGINE AIR INTAKE HOSE COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW81FRG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG26), Mar 13, 1981: Great Lakes 2T-1A2 (N6053L), Alamo, TX, substantial damage

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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