# Accident 19820618024699A: Let L13BLANIK, Driggs, ID, June 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Airport: Teton Peaks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7298° N, 111.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7298&lon=-111.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99954, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99954-2013-03-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,260 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618024699A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT FAILED TO LATCH SPOILERS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. MISUNDERSTOOD TOW PILOT SIGNAL. RELEASED TOW.

## 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 SEA82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA092), Jun 18, 1982: Blanik L-13 (N99954), Driggs, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99954 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850824046889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824046889A), Aug 24, 1985: Let L13BLANIK (N99954), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Glider student descended too low and struck hedge row 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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