19830611024799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Maricopa, AZ · June 11, 1983

Date
June 11, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Maricopa, AZ
Airport
Estrella
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N160AS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA280
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total6 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During soaring flight pilot was forced to make off airport landing. Wing hit tree during short final approach.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SOARING FLIGHT PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. WING HIT TREE DURING SHORT FINAL APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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