# Accident 19870710034079A: Grtlks 2T1, Bethel, MN, July 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1987, 12:44 local time
- Place: Bethel, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4003° N, 93.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4003&lon=-93.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23JA-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams James GREAT LAKES 2T-1 (registry code 3910254, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-james-great-lakes-2t-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 10 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DER09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710034079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND ROTATION. POSSIBLE ALTITUDE AND PASSENGER PROBLEM.

## 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 CHI87DER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DER09), Jul 10, 1987: Great Lakes Adams 2T-1 (N23JA), Bethel/Msp, MN, substantial damage, 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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