# Accident 20110227002909A: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2, Kingsville, TX, February 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kingsville, TX
- Airport: Kleberg County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5509° N, 98.0309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KLEBERG COUNTY (IKG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5509&lon=-98.0309&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: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,345 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227002909A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF. AT 2,000 FT, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND FOUND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MISSING FROM AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6196L (2)

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

- [Incident 19791208047949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208047949I), Dec 8, 1979: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N6196L), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Two instructors ran out of fuel. Neither looked in gas tank.
- [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.

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