Single-engine piston

N856L

1930 Great Lakes 2T-1A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1930
Serial
117
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
New Concord, OH
Registration record

N856L on the FAA register

Type
1930 Great Lakes 2T-1A
Serial
117
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
New Concord, OH
Certificate issued
2025-03-26
Airworthiness date
1978-05-08
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
ABBE9C
Mode S (octal)
52737234
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N856L.
  • 2020-06-20
    Accident at Cambridge, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1930
    Manufactured (1930).
Overview

About N856L

N856L is a 1930 Great Lakes 2T-1A, serial number 117. It is registered to co-owners in New Concord, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated May 8, 1978.

N856L has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-06-20 Accident · Cambridge, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN20CA238
Reported aircraft: Great Lakes 2T 1A
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway and striking a ditch.

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.