# Accident 19951219043339A: Grtlks 2T1A2, Fillmore, CA, December 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fillmore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3992° N, 118.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3992&lon=-118.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3511L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3511L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B1G6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,243 total, 840 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951219043339A

## Narrative

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

SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE AND FULL UP TRIM. ENTERED FLAT SPIN. FAILED TO RECOVER IMPACTED INTO LEMON ORCHARD.

## 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 LAX96FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA075), Dec 19, 1995: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (N3511L), Fillmore, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to take proper remedial action to recover from an intentional spin.

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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