# Accident 19770409007169A: Let L13BLANIK, Boulder, CO, April 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1977
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.0394° N, 105.2261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOULDER MUNI (BDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0394&lon=-105.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3458, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3458-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 688 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409007169A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN77FTE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE33), Apr 9, 1977: Blanik L-13 (N3458), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3458 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890915037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915037729A), Sep 15, 1989: Let L13BLANIK (N3458), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Steep turn after tow release at 300 feet. Stalled,dived to ground impact. Possible tried to recover but hit dirt bank
- [Incident 19890611034999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611034999I), Jun 11, 1989: Let L13BLANIK (N3458), Crawford, CO, Minor damage. During winch launch right hook tore off causing glider to be pulled off runway. Horizontal stabilizer hit bush.

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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