# NTSB LAX82FVM17: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, N61861, Scotts Valley, CA, August 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: August 1, 1982, 16:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place: Scotts Valley, CA
- Location: 37.0555° N, 122.0118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotts Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0555&lon=-122.0118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVM17
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72578/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM17

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0719
- Airframe hours: 582
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 43; 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

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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