Single-engine piston

N3812F

1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
0780
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Great Lakes Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Palmer Lake, CO
Registration record

N3812F on the FAA register

Type
1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Serial
0780
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Great Lakes Aircraft LLC
Palmer Lake, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1981-03-17
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A461A5
Mode S (octal)
51060645
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2009-06-07
    Accident at Hamilton, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-03-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N3812F

N3812F is a 1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, serial number 0780. The FAA register lists Great Lakes Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Palmer Lake, Colorado.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated March 17, 1981.

N3812F has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-06-07 Accident · Hamilton, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN09CA349
Reported aircraft: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on short final.
1979-07-01 Accident · Algona,Ia, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1554
Reported aircraft: Gr Lakes 2T-1A2 — a different aircraft that carried the N3812F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INOR DAMAGE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.