# NTSB FTW79FRG05: Great Lakes 2T-1A, N3808F, Fredericksburg, TX, October 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1978
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX · FREDERICKSBURG, TX
- Location: 30.2657° N, 98.8757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2657&lon=-98.8757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3031  78/10/21 NR.FREDERICKSBURG,TX  GREAT LAKES 2T-1A   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4010
        TIME - 1745                    N3808F              PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FREDERICKSBURG,TX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3808F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3808F), registered now, S/N 0776, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A
- Registry model: [Great Lakes 2T-1A-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (registry code 3910101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3808F (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 LAX96LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA023), Oct 26, 1995: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N3808F), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper installation of an intake manifold tube assembly during engine overhaul which permitted leakage into the induction system resulting in detonation and piston failure in the associated…

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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