# Accident 19830820043099A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Bloomington, IL, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Airport: Bloomington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9408° N, 88.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9408&lon=-88.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2XG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2XG) (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 AEIO360B1G6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 65 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043099A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT ON AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI83LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA388), Aug 20, 1983: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N2XG), Bloomington, IL, 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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