Single-engine piston

N47L

1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
0770
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Manteo, NC
Registration record

N47L on the FAA register

Type
1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Serial
0770
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Manteo, NC
Certificate issued
2011-06-18
Airworthiness date
1977-06-24
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A5BFBB
Mode S (octal)
51337673
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N47L to the current registrant.
  • 1996-08-17
    Accident at Montgomery, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 1977-06-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1965-12-06
    N47L previously assigned to a Homebuilt Brown Special (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N47L

N47L is a 1977 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, serial number 0770. It is registered to co-owners in Manteo, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 standard category (acrobatic), dated June 24, 1977.

N47L 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

1996-08-17 Accident · Montgomery, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL96LA120
Reported aircraft: Great Lakes GL2T-1A-2
Probable cause: The locked rudder in a fully deflected position which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control.
1965-10-10 Accident · Summerville Sc, 40 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1104
Reported aircraft: Mong Sport BR SPL — a different aircraft that carried the N47L registration before this airframe.

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.