# NTSB CHI80FEC23: Great Lakes 2T-1, N88SK, Mason, MI, July 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1980
- Place: Mason, MI · MASON, MI
- Location: 42.5807° N, 84.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5807&lon=-84.4423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3444  80/7/13    MASON,MI            GREAT LAKES 2T-1    CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3115
        TIME - 1200                    N88SK               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON-JEWETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON,MI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT ALT FOR RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88SK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88SK-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N 6618L-321, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1
- Registry model: [Mckenzie GREAT LAKES 2T-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenzie-great-lakes-2t-1) (registry code 3910232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mason-Jewett

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800713026399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713026399A), Jul 13, 1980: Grtlks 2T1, Mason, MI, Destroyed. Failed to recover from tail slide manuever prior to ground impact. Struck ground at start of pull-up.

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.

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