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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Benton, TN · August 2, 1978

Date
August 2, 1978
Place
Benton, TN
Airport
Chilhowee Glider
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N96AS
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD78FKW09
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,882 total14 in this make and model143 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mistook flap ctl for spoiler. Spoilers not deployed.

As the FAA filed it

MISTOOK FLAP CTL FOR SPOILER.SPOILERS NOT DEPLOYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N96AS · 1

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