# Accident 19830402021219A: Let L13BLANIK, California City, CA, April 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1983, 10:15 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1509° N, 117.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1509&lon=-117.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99965, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99965-2023-01-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830402021219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA234), Apr 2, 1983: Let L-13 (N99965), California City, CA, 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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