Great Lakes Adams 2T-1 N23JA
10 July 1987 · Bethel/Msp, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 July 1987 at about 17:44 local time, a Great Lakes Adams 2T-1 registered N23JA, operated by Gary A. Solfield, was involved in an accident near Bethel/Msp, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethel/Msp, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.4003, -93.2608
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes Adams 2T-1
- Registration
- N23JA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gary A. Solfield
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blaine → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87DER09
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN AN OPEN FARM FIELD. ALTHOUGH WITNESSES DID NOT AGREE ON THE ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT, THEY ALL STATED THAT THE GREAT LAKES 2T-1 WAS SPINNING BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. ONE WITNESS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A FLAT SPIN. THE PLT, WHO HAD 10 HRS OF FLT EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT, COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF PREEXISTING DEFECTS OR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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