NONE · GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2 · 2011-02-26 · Kingsville, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN11LA209
Event ID
20110228X83526
Type
Accident
Date
2011-02-26
Location
Kingsville, TX, USA
Coordinates
27.550556, -98.025276
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
GREAT LAKES
Model
2T-1A-2
Registration
N6196L
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A pre-existing crack in the front spar of the right horizontal stabilizer near a riveted fitting, causing it to fail and separate from the airplane in flight. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel comply with existing service bulletins and to detect and repair the damaged spar.