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| Date: | Sunday 26 May 2024 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Great Lakes 2T-1 (Menasco Special) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N818K |
| MSN: | 79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1929 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Salisbury, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bennett Airport, MD (1N5) |
| Bennett Airport, MD (1N5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 26, 2024, at 1200 eastern daylight time, a Great Lakes 2T-1 (Menasco Special), N818K, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Salisbury, Maryland. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The airplane departed from Bennett Airport (1N5), Salisbury, Maryland just before 1200. According to the pilot-rated passenger, this was the second flight of the day for the pilot and for the airplane. The pilot had completed a flight previously with another passenger that was uneventful. The passenger stated that she remembered taxing out to runway 35 for departure, and normal engine operation to that point. She could not recall any other details from the flight.
The passenger from the previous flight, watched the airplane depart from runway 35 for the accident flight and make a right turn. This was the same flight track that was flown during his flight. Shortly after the right turn, he watched the airplane make a 180° turn to back toward the airport. The airplane was descending and went behind trees when he lost sight of it. He then reported hearing a “thud” and saw a puff of dust in the distance. He could not remember hearing the engine due to the distance to the accident location.
Prior to the first flight of the day, the pilot and both passengers completed a preflight inspection of the airplane that included adding 5 gallons of fuel to the single fuel tank.
The accident site was located in a field about ½-mile east of 1N5. Post accident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and engine mount.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://eu.delmarvanow.com/picture-gallery/news/local/maryland/2024/05/26/small-plane-crashes-in-wicomico-county-photos/73864281007/
https://www.wmdt.com/2024/05/plane-crash-leaves-2-people-injured-in-salisbury/
https://www.wboc.com/news/ntsb-investigating-plane-crash-in-wicomico-county/article_a25f1f94-1b8e-11ef-8dad-83ed71065858.html
FAA ASIAS
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=818K
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Sport_Trainer
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/184/184429.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 February 2010 | NC818K | private | 0 | Salisbury Airport, MD | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2024 22:34 | Geno | Added |
| 27-May-2024 04:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-May-2024 16:17 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2024 17:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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