Wilderoder GREAT LAKES 2TIA accident near Lillian, AL
On July 23, 2014, a Wilderoder GREAT LAKES 2TIA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lillian, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 23, 2014
- Place
- Lillian, AL
- Aircraft
- Wilderoder GREAT LAKES 2TIA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.446°N, 87.437°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140723X03322
Official records · ERA14FA350
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 23, 2014, about 1020 central daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Great Lakes 2T1A, N47149, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted a swamp near Lillian, Alabama. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The local personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Ferguson Airport (82J), Pensacola, Florida, about 1010. The pilot owned the airplane and based it at 82J. Prior to the accident flight, he had completed a 15-minute personal scenic flight uneventfully with a different passenger. That passenger then deplaned and the pilot boarded another passenger for another 15-minute local flight. When the airplane did not return, search and rescue procedures were initiated. An Alabama State Police helicopter tracked the pilot's mobile phone and located the wreckage about 1600, in swampy terrain approximately 5 miles northwest of 82J. The airplane was not, nor was it required to be, equipped with a transponder. Review of radar data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed primary radar targets recorded near 82J about the time of the accident. The targets were consistent with a departure on runway 18, followed by a left downwind leg departure from the airport traffic pattern and a left turn to the west. After a westerly track that continued for about 4 miles, there was an approximate 1-mile gap in data, followed by five targets recorded
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to an inoperative magneto and possible carburetor ice, which resulted in a forced landing into unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate magneto overhaul by unknown personnel and the modification to the carburetor heat system.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
