# Accident 20050514010969A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Schellville/Son, CA, May 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Schellville/Son, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2233° N, 122.4494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2233&lon=-122.4494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N765GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 188 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514010969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ABOUT 40 FEET (AGL).

## 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 LAX05LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA173), May 14, 2005: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N765GL), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power, which resulted from the fuel servo leaking and generating an excessively rich fuel/air mixture. A factor was the owner's failure to comply with a service bulletin.

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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