19810620034549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grtlks 2T1A2 · Fresno, CA · June 20, 1981

Date
June 20, 1981 · 21:39 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N824GB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVA50
Reported as
Grtlks 2T1A2
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1F6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,341 total32 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on takeoff climb. Struck a fence and flipped over landing in a plowed field. No engine defects found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STRUCK A FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.