# NTSB CHI82DEP10: Great Lakes 2T-1A, N10551, Dalton, MI, November 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1981
- Place: Dalton, MI · DALTON, MI
- Location: 43.3186° N, 86.2617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3186&lon=-86.2617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DEP10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEP10

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811107072349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107072349A), Nov 7, 1981: Amtrgl GREATLAKES, Dalton, WI, Substantial damage. Made low pass off side of runway to observe field. Wing struck bordering trees. Airplane hit ground, nosed over.

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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