# Accident 19820925052529A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Arcata, CA, September 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Arcata, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8623° N, 124.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8623&lon=-124.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353GL-2018-03-22) (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: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B1G6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820925052529A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL ON BOARD AIRCRAFT AFTER CRASH. AIRCRAFT WAS FOLLOWING SHORELINE AT LOW ALTITUDE. PULLED UP INTO A CLIFF.

## 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 LAX82FA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA361), Sep 26, 1982: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N353GL), Arcata, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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