# NTSB FTW67F0326: Great Lakes 2T-1A, N909N, Smithville, TX, October 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1966
- Place: Smithville, TX · SMITHVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0088° N, 97.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0088&lon=-97.1519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0326
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0326

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3727   66/10/8 NR.SMITHVILLE TEX     GREAT LAKES 2T-1A   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 209
        TIME - 1640                    N909N               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N909N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N909N), registered now, S/N 139, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A
- Registry model: [Great Lakes 2T-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a) (registry code 3910106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [A.C.E. UPRI MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/engine/a-c-e-upri-mark-iii) (registry code 00402, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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