# Accident 19850616029079A: Grtlks 2T1A2, North Plains, OR, June 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: North Plains, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6708° N, 123.0191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6708&lon=-123.0191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44SJ) (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: 316 total, 23 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616029079A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN ON THIRD APPROACH WITH TOO MUCH AIRSPEED, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO HIGH ALFALFA, 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 SEA85LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA141), Jun 16, 1985: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N44SJ), North Plains, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44SJ (3)

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

- [Incident 20001001030479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001001030479I), Oct 1, 2000: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N44SJ), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. (-23)A/c was given instructions to taxi to runway eight. When it became apparent he was headed onto the runway, he was told to hold position. His stop was so…
- [Incident 19950110002809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950110002809I), Jan 10, 1995: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N44SJ), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was taxiing for takeoff. Applied brakes and stood aircraft on nose. Damage to propeller and nose cone. Wind was a tailwind.
- [Incident 19880303012309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303012309I), Mar 3, 1988: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N44SJ), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. Right brake grabbed while taxiing. Applied a strong left brake. Aircraft went up on its nose.

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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