# Accident 19830611024799A: Let L13BLANIK, Maricopa, AZ, June 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Estrella
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 6 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611024799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA280), Jun 11, 1983: Let L-13 (N160AS), Maricopa, AZ, 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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