Great Lakes 2T-1A N3586L
11 March 1979 · Alabaster, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1979 at about 16:35 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A registered N3586L, operated by Lane Aero, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alabaster, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alabaster, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A
- Registration
- N3586L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lane Aero, Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0550
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL ON LANDING.MAX BRKING FLIPPED ACRFT ON ITS BACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1979 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Richvale, California, United States | Avag Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1979 | Great Lakes 2T | Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Jul 1979 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Versailles, Kentucky, United States | Interstate LIG | Fatal | 2 |
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| 22 Apr 1979 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Willits, California, United States | Nation Flight | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |