# NTSB LAX66F0372: GR Lakes 2T-1, N872K, Baker, CA, April 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1966
- Place: Baker, CA · BAKER, CA
- Location: 35.2769° N, 116.0717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2769&lon=-116.0717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0372

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0136   66/4/9    BAKER CALIF         GR LAKES 2T-1       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N872K               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS PERFORMING LOW LEVEL ACROBATIC MANEUVERS FOR A GROUP OF CAMPERS ASSEMBLED AT A DRY LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N872K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N872K), registered now, S/N 133, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GR LAKES 2T-1
- Registry model: [Great Lakes 2T-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1) (registry code 3910102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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