Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N180GL
10 April 1983 · Shreveport, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N180GL was involved in an accident near Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lucien (F33)
- Coordinates
- 32.3802, -93.7302
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Registration
- N180GL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shreveport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE CROSSWIND LANDING AND INITIAL ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER THE TAILWHEEL SETTLED A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND OF SURPRISING STRENGTH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO WEATHERVANE INTO THE WIND AND TOWARD A LINE OF PARKED AIRPLANES. TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE ACFT HE APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING THE ACFT TO GO NOSE DOWN AND OVER ON ITS BACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Great Lakes 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1983 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1983 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1983 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-Z | Davis, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jun 1983 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Robert F. Spohrer | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1982 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Arcata, California, United States | Robert Vincent | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Grumman G-164A | Morse, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1983 | Cessna A185F | Loreauville, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31-350 | Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Napoleonville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |