Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 accident near Caddo Mills, Texas, September 9, 1985
On September 9, 1985 at about 1:15 pm local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, registered N6262L, was destroyed in an accident near Caddo Mills, Texas. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 9, 1985 · about 1:15 pm local time
- Place
- Caddo Mills, Texas
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · all 2T-1A-2s on the register
- Registration
- N6262L · registry record · serial 0734
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE CFI PIC STATED THE ENG LOST POWER WITH THE ACFT ABOUT 400 TO 500 FT AGL. HE COULDN'T RETURN TO THE ARPT DUE TO LACK OF ALTITUDE. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN THE PLOWED FIELD. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AND FLIPPED INVERTED. THE AIR INDUCTION DUCT WAS FOUND COLLAPSED. IT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF WEAR. THE AIR FILTER SHOWED CONTAMINATES IN ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE ELEMENT.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,090 hours in all; 290 in this make and model; 233 in the last 90 days; 4,870 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 474 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 15, 1985; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,580 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-B166 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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