MKC77FER58

NTSB accident investigation · Baby GRT LK S-2 · Grand Rapids, MN · July 7, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1977
Place
Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N52DSBaby GRT LK S-2
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145748

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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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3-2480   77/7/7    GRAND RAPIDS,MN     BABY GRT LK S-2     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 959
        TIME - 2045                    N52DS               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND RAPIDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N52DS
Reported as
Baby GRT LK S-2
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grand Rapids

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.