# Accident 19761026033449A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Van Buren, AR, October 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1976
- Place: Van Buren, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.4512° N, 94.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Buren, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4512&lon=-94.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,661 total, 12 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DPG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761026033449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW77DPG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG04), Oct 26, 1976: Great Lakes 2T-1A (N101GL), Van Buren, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N101GL (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20260713008949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260713008949I), Jul 13, 2026: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N101GL), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. On 07/13/2026, [privacy data omitted], Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, the lead aircraft on a flight of 2 while taxing back to parking after landing at kmyf applied…
- [Accident 20190314001459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190314001459A), Mar 14, 2019: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N101GL), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. This is a biplane type aircraft. The ailerons are held in place by metal straps. There are two straps for each top aileron. Ten minutes into the flight the…
- [Incident 20170330002889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170330002889I), Mar 30, 2017: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N101GL), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. CFI report--when cleared for takeoff, I handled the radio?s but gave the controls to logan. He taxied out very well, he had a lot of experience in tail wheel…
- [Accident 19811118074399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118074399A), Nov 18, 1981: Amtrgl GREATLAKES (N101GL), Waco, TX, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel on a test hop ten minutes after takeoff. Wing struck a tree during emergency landing off airport.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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