# Accident 19811011066219A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Pinnacle, NC, October 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pinnacle, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3228° N, 80.4232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinnacle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3228&lon=-80.4232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4008L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4008L) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,283 total, 0 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011066219A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AND DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AIRCRAFT HIT DITCH CAUSING ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL82FKM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKM02), Oct 11, 1981: GR Lakes 2T-1A2 (N4008L), Pinnacle, NC, 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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