- Date
- August 1, 1982, 16:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Scotts Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N61861Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72578
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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
While performing in an aerobatic show, the pilot entered a spin. According to a witness, he entered the spin at about 2000 ft AGL and made approximately 5 turns before starting a recovery at about 500 ft AGL. He stopped the spin, but there was insufficient altitude to pull out. The aircraft struck a hill, cartwheeled and came to rest, inverted, in a small reservoir. It then floated toward the center of the reservoir and sank in about 7 ft of water. An inspection of the wreckage revealed no evidence of an in-flight structural failure or control problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61861
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0719
- Airframe hours
- 582
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Caymon Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Caymon Enterprises
- Departed
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Destination
- Santa Cruz, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 20,752 total · 402 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F