# Accident 19870614020309A: Grtlks 2T1A, Drapper Cove, TX, June 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Drapper Cove, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5607° N, 97.8604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5607&lon=-97.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N874K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N874K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A (registry code 3910106, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,356 total, 59 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614020309A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE OVER A LAKE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WATER.

## 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 FTW87LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA144), Jun 14, 1987: Great Lakes 2T-1A (N874K), Lago Vista, TX, 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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