# Accident 19870228003669A: Grtlks 2T1A2, St Augustine, FL, February 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1987, 14:50 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7609° N, 81.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7609&lon=-81.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3707F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 3 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870228003669A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.  THE INEXPERIENCED PILOT RELEASED BACK STICK PRESSURE.

## 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 MIA87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA096), Feb 28, 1987: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N3707F), St.Augustine, FL, 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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