# Accident 19820801033599A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Scotts Valley, CA, August 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1982, 16:25 local time
- Place: Scotts Valley, CA
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0555° N, 122.0118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotts Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0555&lon=-122.0118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6186L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6186L-1985-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B1G6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,752 total, 402 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820801033599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENTERED FLAT SPIN DURING AEROBATIC DEMONSTRATION DURING AIR SHOW. PILOT DID NOT HAVE ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY

## 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 N6186L (1)

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

- [Accident 19780818025729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818025729A), Aug 18, 1978: Grtlks 2T1MENASCO (N6186L), Santa Cruz, CA, Substantial damage. Loss of oil pressure for unknown reason.

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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