# Accident 19770417017399A: Let L13BLANIK, Warren, MN, April 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1977
- Place: Warren, MN
- Airport: Warren
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 48.1912° N, 96.7113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARREN MUNI (D37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1912&lon=-96.7113&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99953 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 971 total, 114 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DER35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417017399A

## Narrative

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

AERO-TOW BY BELLANCA 7KCAB,N53955,WHICH ABORTED.TOW ROPE NOT RELEASED.SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO N53955.

## 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 MKC77DER35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER35), Apr 17, 1977: Let-Np-K L-13 (N99953), Warren, MN, 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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