# Accident 19820520017609A: Let L13BLANIK, Warren, MI, May 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1982, 14:20 local time
- Place: Warren, MI
- Airport: Warren
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1905° N, 96.7592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1905&lon=-96.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99805, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99805-2005-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total, 10 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820520017609A

## Narrative

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

DUE TO PREMATURE TOW LINE RELEASE SAIL PLANE CRASHED DURING OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 CHI82DA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA177), May 20, 1982: Blanik L-13 (N99805), Warren, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99805 (1)

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

- [Accident 20021003026709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021003026709A), Oct 3, 2002: Let L13BLANIK (N99805), Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot mis-judged glide needed to get back to the airport. (I plan to amend this report when the pilot can be interviewed).

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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