# Incident 19780527040979I: Let L13BLANIK, Warrenton, VA, May 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1978, 11:15 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90626, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90626-2007-10-24) (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: 197 total, 106 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527040979I

## Narrative

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

GLIDER LANDED SHORT RECEIVING DAMAGE AS MAIN WHEEL STRUCK LIP OF DITCH.

## Other reports on N90626 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830610027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610027629A), Jun 10, 1983: Let L13BLANIK (N90626), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway. Rolled into a creek. Hit bank.

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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