# Incident 19791208047949I: Grtlks 2T1A2, San Jose, CA, December 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6196L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6196L) (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: 4,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208047949I

## Narrative

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

TWO INSTRUCTORS RAN OUT OF FUEL. NEITHER LOOKED IN GAS TANK.

## Other reports on N6196L (2)

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

- [Accident 20110227002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227002909A), Feb 27, 2011: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N6196L), Kingsville, TX, Minor damage. After takeoff. At 2,000 ft, aircraft started to vibrate. Pilot returned to airport and found the right horizontal stabilizer missing from aircraft.
- [Accident 19770315005319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315005319A), Mar 15, 1977: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6196L), San Fernando, CA, Substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.