# Accident 19820711028909A: Let L13BLANIK, Murietta, CA, July 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1982, 14:50 local time
- Place: Murietta, CA
- Airport: Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5649° N, 117.2399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Thompson Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5649&lon=-117.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90639, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90639-2018-02-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 12 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711028909A

## Narrative

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

EARLY AIR TOW RELEASE AND POOR LIFT. TRIED TO MAKE AIRPORT WITH SPEED BRAKE ON. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF 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 LAX82DA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA254), Jul 11, 1982: Blanik L-13 (N90639), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90639 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800426046309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046309I), Apr 26, 1980: Let L13BLANIK (N90639), Perris, CA, Minor damage. Sailplane touched down on wet turf, applied back pressure, became airborne, overshot runway. Hit earth berm & tree
- [Accident 19750609015899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750609015899A), Jun 9, 1975: Let L13BLANIK (N90639), Benton Tn, TN, Substantial damage. Plt actuated flap handle instead of spoiler. Turned acft to avoid glider parked on rwy. Wheel eqpd.

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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