Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N3812F
7 June 2009 · Hamilton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 2009 at about 23:00 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N3812F was involved in an accident near Hamilton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hamilton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muxworthy Airport (1TX6)
- Coordinates
- 31.6983, -98.0964
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Registration
- N3812F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bartlesville → Hamilton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA349
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on short final.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was on the third leg of a cross-country flight when he lost his ground reference and became lost. He saw an airfield and decided to land and determine his location. While on short final approach, the airplane descended below a normal glideslope and the airplane's left main landing gear contacted a tree. The airplane's airspeed rapidly decayed and the airplane entered a stall, impacted terrain, and cartwheeled.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2008 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Anne Hopkins | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2010 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Kingsville, Texas, United States | Frederick P. Fiala | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2011 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2006 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2012 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Monroe, Washington, United States | Lakes Loopers LLC | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | American Legend AL-3C | McKinney, Texas, United States | McRight-Smith Aviation, LP | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Refugio, Texas, United States | Aero Mark JM LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft E18S | Jones Creek, Texas, United States | Brazoria County | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | O'Donnell, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2009 | Meyers OTW | Haskell, Texas, United States | Ashbach Richard P | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-30 | Port Mansfield, Texas, United States | Harvey W. Kiniken, Jr | Fatal | 2 |