# Accident 19790407006549A: Let L13BLANIK, Perris, CA, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Airport: Perris Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7646° N, 117.2190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRIS VALLEY (L65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7646&lon=-117.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8250 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407006549A

## Narrative

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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT HIGH WEEDS ON THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. STABILIZER FAILED.

## 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 LAX79DUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG31), Apr 7, 1979: Blanik L-13 (N8250), Perris, CA, 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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