# Accident 19980517016019A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Tower, MN, May 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1998, 12:51 local time
- Place: Tower, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8109° N, 92.2899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8109&lon=-92.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3803F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3803F) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,185 total, 232 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517016019A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A CLIMB AT ABOUT 2,000 FEET AGL AND 3 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT WHEN HE BEGAN A TURN TO THE EAST. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT IN AND OUT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE IMMEDIATELY MADE A TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, AND PUSHED ALL OF THE ENGINE CONTROLS FORWARD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SURGE IN AND OUT AND THEN FINALLY QUIT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OVER A LAKE AT THAT TIME. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE TURNED TO PARALLEL THE SHORE LINE, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE WATER ABOUT 100 FEET FROM SHORE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM SHOWED LESS THAN ONE QUART OF FUEL BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE GASCOLATOR. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE FOUND. (-23)AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT 2000 FEET, ENGINE QUIT.  LANED IN LAKE VERMILLION (MN).  AIRCRAFT SUBMERGED (ESTIMATE 18 FEET OF WATER).  WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER WHEN AIRCRAFT IS RETRIEVED.  WILL SUBMIT AMENDMENT 8020-23.

## 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 CHI98LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA157), May 17, 1998: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N3803F), Tower, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane's fuel system, and fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.

## Other reports on N3803F (4)

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

- [Incident 19860509029959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860509029959I), May 9, 1986: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N3803F), Goodyear, AZ. While practicing within practice area two F16S passed within 500 feet.
- [Incident 19810422030449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422030449I), Apr 22, 1981: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N3803F), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot was unfamiliar with aircraft; applied brakes too hard and nosed over.
- [Incident 19780824048839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824048839I), Aug 24, 1978: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N3803F), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Go around by instructor after swerve. On second touchdown directional control could not be maintained.
- [Incident 19780505032119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780505032119I), May 5, 1978: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N3803F), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on roll out, ran off side of runway.

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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