Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N3511L
19 December 1995 · Fillmore, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 December 1995 at about 23:00 local time, a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 registered N3511L was involved in an accident near Fillmore, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fillmore, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.3992, -118.8299
- Aircraft
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
- Registration
- N3511L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Paula → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX96FA075
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to take proper remedial action to recover from an intentional spin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
At completion of an aerobatic practice session, the pilot intentionally placed the aircraft in a spin from 3,000 feet agl before returning to the home airport for landing. He said the aircraft did not respond to recovery control input, and that it spun until impact with terrain. The pilot recalled that the controls felt mushy, and the spin seemed flat. He said that he had done hundreds of spins, and this one was different. During a postaccident examination of the airplane, the pitch trim was found in the full nose-up position.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Great Lakes 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1995 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1995 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1994 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | Webb, Jones | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1994 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1998 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1998 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Pierson, Florida, United States | Robert H. Wahl | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1995 | Ed Bergreen KIS | San Leandro, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Spreuer COZY | Oceanside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Cessna 182P | Susanville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1995 | Cessna 150M | Turlock, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-28-181 | Palm Springs, California, United States | Alan L. Kaplan | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-34-200 | Avalon, California, United States | Aero Club | No injuries | - |