Great Lakes 2T-1A accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia, June 5, 1994
On June 5, 1994 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A, registered N849K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia (Briscoe Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WET RUNWAY AND THE PILOT'S INATTENTIVENESS DUE TO FATIGUE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 5, 1994 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Lawrenceville, Georgia · Briscoe Field
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A · all 2T-1As on the register
- Registration
- N849K · registry record · serial 113
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS WET FROM A RECENT RAINSHOWER, AND THERE WAS SOME STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY. IN ADDITION, HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR MOST OF THE DAY AND WAS TIRED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 849 hours in all; 104 in this make and model; 849 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 529 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 30, 1993
- Maximum gross weight: 1,750 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GAD Gadsden AL at 10:20 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 7, 6,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:54 pm from PDK, 250 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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