OAK69A0057

NTSB accident investigation · GR Lakes 2T-1A · Modesto, CA · March 9, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 9, 1969
Place
Modesto, CA · MODESTO, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N380HGR Lakes 2T-1A
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191035

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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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3-0747   69/3/9    MODESTO,CALIF       GR LAKES 2T-1A      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1459                    N380H               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE 50, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            392 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PRACTICING FOR AIR SHOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N380H
Reported as
GR Lakes 2T-1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.