LAX66F0165

NTSB accident investigation · Great Lakes 2T-1A · Tehachapi, CA · November 9, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 9, 1965
Place
Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N11324Great Lakes 2T-1A
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174943

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0950   65/11/9   TEHACHAPI CALIF     GREAT LAKES 2T-1A   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1700
        TIME - 1330                    N11324              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEHACHAPI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N11324
Reported as
Great Lakes 2T-1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tehachapi

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.