Plane Crash List

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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