# Accident 20240526010909A: Great Lakes 2T-1(MENASCO SPECIAL, Salisbury, MD, May 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Bennett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4182° N, 75.6173° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4182&lon=-75.6173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1(MENASCO SPECIAL (registry code 3910104, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1-menasco-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Menasco PIRATE C4 D4 (registry code 43504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-pirate-c4-d4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1(MENASCO SPECIAL
- Reported engine: MENASCO PIRATE C4 D4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240526010909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BENNETT AIRPORT (1N5). MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE IN DIRECTION BACK TO THE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY CRASHED IN A NEARBY FIELD. DUE TO PILOT AND PASSENGER INJURIES, NEITHER ONE HAS ANY RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENS LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA24LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA229), May 26, 2024: Great Lakes 2T-1(Menasco Special) (N818K), Salisbury, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

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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