- Date
- November 7, 1981
- Place
- Dalton, MI · DALTON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10551Great Lakes 2T-1A
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811107072349A
- Case key
- 123405
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2820 81/11/7 DALTON,WI GREAT LAKES 2T-1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 930 TIME - 1530 N10551 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUPUN,WI DALTON,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- BLINDED BY SUN DRG LOW PASS OVR FARM STRIP TO CK FOR PERSONNEL NR EQUIPMENT ON LNDG AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10551
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farm Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.