MKC80FCJ13

NTSB accident investigation · Great Lakes 01 · Omaha, NE · June 6, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1980
Place
Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5994Great Lakes 01
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800606018779A
Case key
130858

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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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3-1247   80/6/6    OMAHA,NE            GREAT LAKES 01      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1299
        TIME - 1515                    N5994               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH OMAHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BABY GREAT LAKES,AMATEUR-BUILT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5994
Reported as
Great Lakes 01
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
North Omaha

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.