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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · California City, CA · April 2, 1983

Date: April 2, 1983 · 10:15 local
Place: California City, CA
Airport: California City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N99965
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA234
Reported as: Let L13BLANIK
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total100 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N99965Registration cancelled Jan 16, 2023 · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 025918 · Built 1974 Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Reported severe turbulence. Found skin wrinkled and horizontal stabilizer deformed. Passenger reported acrobatics.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE. FOUND SKIN WRINKLED AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DEFORMED. PASSENGER REPORTED ACROBATICS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX83LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCalifornia City, CADuring flt, the glider sustained in-flt structural damage while maneuvering at an altitude of aprx 17,500 ft MSL in the vicinity of California City, CA. During a preliminary verbal statement to an FAA inspector, the plt stated that he had done a couple of…Apr 2, 1983 · Substantial damage