# NTSB DEN78DQD17: Great Lakes 2T1A-2, N3820F, Silver City, NM, April 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DQD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0681   78/4/8    SILVER CITY,NM      GREAT LAKES 2T1A-2  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 500
        TIME - 0835                    N3820F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER-RIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER CITY,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AFTER TOUCHDOWN,AC NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3820F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3820F-1984-10-25), registration cancelled 1984-10-25, S/N 0788 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T1A-2
- Registry model: [Great Lakes 2T-1A-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (registry code 3910101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turner-Ridgeport

## 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 19780408005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408005359A), Apr 8, 1978: Grtlks 2T1A2, Silver City, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot applied brakes after touchdown,ac nosed over.

## Other investigations on N3820F (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 FTW81FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA115), Jul 4, 1981: Great Lakes 2T-1A2 (N3820F), Jacktown, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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