- Date
- September 9, 1985, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Caddo Mills, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6262LGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850909043939A
- Case key
- 21846
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The CFI PIC stated the eng lost power with the acft about 400 to 500 ft AGL. He couldn't return to the arpt due to lack of altitude. He elected to land in the plowed field. The acft touched down and flipped inverted. The air induction duct was found collapsed. It showed evidence of wear. The air filter showed contaminates in about one-third of the element.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6262L
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0734
- Airframe hours
- 474
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-B166, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- D. A. Carlson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1985 · 25 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,090 total · 290 in this make and model · 4,870 as pilot in command · 233 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6262L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.