# Accident 19811107072349A: Amtrgl GREATLAKES, Dalton, WI, November 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Dalton, WI
- Airport: Farmer'S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6564° N, 89.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6564&lon=-89.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10551 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRGL GREATLAKES
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 929 total, 61 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEP10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107072349A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY TO OBSERVE FIELD. WING STRUCK BORDERING TREES. AIRPLANE HIT GROUND, NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI82DEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEP10), Nov 7, 1981: Great Lakes 2T-1A (N10551), Dalton, MI, 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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