# NTSB IAD79FLQ21: Great Lakes 2T-1A, N3716F, Versailles, KY, July 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1979
- Place: Versailles, KY · VERSAILLES, KY
- Location: 38.0491° N, 84.7250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Versailles, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0491&lon=-84.7250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2958  79/7/21    VERSAILLES,KY       GREAT LAKES 2T-1A   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1200
        TIME - 1730                    N3716F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3716F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3716F-1981-07-28), registration cancelled 1981-07-28, S/N 0751, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blue Grass Field

## 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 19790721024639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721024639A), Jul 21, 1979: Grtlks 2T1A2, Versailles, KY, Destroyed. Witnesses observed the aircraft performing low-level acrobatics.

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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