# Accident 19951026034639A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Chandler, AZ, October 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1995, 16:10 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2407° N, 111.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2407&lon=-111.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3808F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3808F) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,280 total, 280 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951026034639A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. NOSED OVER LANDING. MISALIGNED INTAKE MANIFIOLD.LEAN MIXTURE BURNED HOLE IN PISTON

## 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 LAX96LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA023), Oct 26, 1995: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N3808F), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper installation of an intake manifold tube assembly during engine overhaul which permitted leakage into the induction system resulting in detonation and piston failure in the associated…

## Other reports on N3808F (2)

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

- [Incident 20060105000959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060105000959I), Jan 5, 2006: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N3808F), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On January 5, 2006, at approximately 17:40 MST, the pilot in command of N3808F returned to the chd airport after completing an aerobatic flight with a…
- [Accident 19781028033319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028033319A), Oct 28, 1978: Grtlks 2T1MENASCO (N3808F), Fredericksburg, 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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