- Date
- March 13, 1981
- Place
- Alamo, TX · ALAMO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6053LGreat Lakes 2T-1A2
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810313035779A
- Case key
- 127100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0980 81/3/13 ALAMO,TX GREAT LAKES 2T-1A2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 5000 TIME - 1730 N6053L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALLEN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PINCHED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AIR INTAKE HOSE AFT OF AIR SCOOP TWISTED & COMPLETELY CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6053L
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6053LRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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