# Accident 19790617013629A: Let L13BLANIK, Livermore, CA, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 16:05 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Hummingbird Haven
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6967° N, 121.6933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hummingbird Haven Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6967&lon=-121.6933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666FB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 599 total, 599 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617013629A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY. SEVERE WINDS AND DOWNDRAFT A FACTOR.

## 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 OAK79DVD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD31), Jun 17, 1979: Let-Np-K L-13 (N666FB), Livermore, 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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