# Accident 19780802020039A: Let L13BLANIK, Benton, TN, August 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1978
- Place: Benton, TN
- Airport: Chilhowee Glider
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 35.1749° N, 84.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1749&lon=-84.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96AS-2023-02-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,882 total, 14 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802020039A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK FLAP CTL FOR SPOILER.SPOILERS NOT DEPLOYED.

## 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 IAD78FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW09), Aug 2, 1978: Let-Np-K L-13 (N96AS), Benton, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N96AS (1)

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

- [Accident 19850820043239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850820043239A), Aug 20, 1985: Let L13BLANIK (N96AS), Chester, SC, Substantial damage. Landed in pine trees near end of runway. Misuse of spoilers probably caused landing to be short of runway.

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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