Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N3559L
2 May 1982 · Thomson, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 May 1982 at about 14:17 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N3559L, operated by M.m.b. Inc., was involved in an accident near Thomson, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Thomson, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Registration
- N3559L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- M.m.b. Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Thomson → Thomson
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82FKG13
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE AEROBATICS WERE BEING PERFORMED. ONE WITNESS ESTIMATED THAT THE MANEUVERS WERE BEING FLOWN BETWEEN 100 AND 300 YARDS AGL. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMING ROLLS, LOOPS AND SPINS FOR ABOUT 15 TO 30 MINUTES THE LAST MANEUVER WAS STARTED FROM A LOWER ALTITUDE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE CRASHED IN A NOSE-DOWN, INVERTED ATTITUDE WHILE IT WAS ROLLING OR TURNING. THE IMPACT POINT WAS IN A WOODED AREA AT THE EDGE OF A LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Great Lakes 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1982 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Arcata, California, United States | Robert Vincent | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1982 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Mexia, Texas, United States | Nader Fahn | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1982 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tomball, Texas, United States | F.a. Roach | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1982 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Scotts Valley, California, United States | Caymon Enterprises | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 1981 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Dalton, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1981 | Great Lakes 2T-TA | Waco, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 188B | Gibson, Georgia, United States | Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Cessna 310C | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Alvin E. Potter | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170A | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Leonard Heighton | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Mar 1982 | Cessna 210D | Near Commerce, Georgia, United States | Warren Pollock | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1982 | Cessna 150 | Buford, Georgia, United States | Earl Bouse | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Cessna 182L | Conyers, Georgia, United States | James C. White | No injuries | - |