# Accident 19790922036729A: Cvac L13A, Freeport, IL, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 16:20 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Airport: Albertus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2461° N, 89.5820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERTUS (FEP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2461&lon=-89.5820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99943 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CVAC L13A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,681 total, 1 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922036729A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT USED FLAPS IN PLACE OF DIVE BRAKE ON LANDING. OVERSHOT RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI79DEE81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE81), Sep 22, 1979: Blanik L-13 (N99943), Freeport, IL, 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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