# Accident 19750609015899A: Let L13BLANIK, Benton Tn, TN, June 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1975
- Place: Benton Tn, TN
- Airport: Chilhowee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.2263° N, 84.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHILHOWEE (92A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2263&lon=-84.5849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90639, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90639-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 3 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DKW22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKW22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750609015899A

## Narrative

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

PLT ACTUATED FLAP HANDLE INSTEAD OF SPOILER. TURNED ACFT TO AVOID GLIDER PARKED ON RWY.WHEEL EQPD.

## 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 IAD75DKW22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKW22), Jun 9, 1975: Blanik L-13 (N90639), Benton Tn, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90639 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820711028909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711028909A), Jul 11, 1982: Let L13BLANIK (N90639), Murietta, CA, Substantial damage. Early air tow release and poor lift. Tried to make airport with speed brake on. Crash landed short of runway.
- [Incident 19800426046309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046309I), Apr 26, 1980: Let L13BLANIK (N90639), Perris, CA, Minor damage. Sailplane touched down on wet turf, applied back pressure, became airborne, overshot runway. Hit earth berm & tree

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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