# NTSB FTW81FRG26: Great Lakes 2T-1A2, N6053L, Alamo, TX, March 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1981
- Place: Alamo, TX · ALAMO, TX
- Location: 26.1810° N, 98.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1810&lon=-98.1174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6053L), registered now, S/N 0727, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A2
- Registry model: [Great Lakes 2T-1A-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (registry code 3910101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810313035779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313035779A), Mar 13, 1981: Amtrgl GREATLAKES, Alamo, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit, landed in muddy field. Flipped over. Found engine air intake hose collapsed.

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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