Great Lakes 2T1A-2 accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida, February 18, 1982
On February 18, 1982 at about 4:45 pm local time, a Great Lakes 2T1A-2, registered N3667L, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida (North Perry airport). 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
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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
- February 18, 1982 · about 4:45 pm local time
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, Florida · North Perry
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T1A-2 · all 2T1A-2s on the register
- Registration
- N3667L · no longer on the register · serial 0818L1916-51
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE PILOT TAXIING DOWNWIND AT A SPEED ABOVE NORMAL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WAS SEEN TO RAISE AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,879 hours in all; 61 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 4,210 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,850 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 70 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-B1G6 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HWO Pembroke Pines FL
- Destination: HWO Pembroke Pines FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 176°F (80°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:00 pm from HWO
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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Other NTSB records under N3667L the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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