# Accident 19830724035509A: Let L13BLANIK, Fredericksburg, PA, July 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, PA
- Airport: Farmers Pride
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3300° N, 75.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3300&lon=-75.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32360, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32360-2013-04-01) (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: 865 total, 37 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724035509A

## Narrative

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

SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE ON TOW. CUT LOOSE BUT UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT. HAD FAILED TO RETRACT SPOILERS FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA190), Jul 24, 1983: Let L-13 (N32360), Fredericksburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32360 (1)

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

- [Incident 19881030064939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030064939I), Oct 30, 1988: Let L13BLANIK (N32360), Lock Haven, PA, Minor damage. Experienced loss of lift along mountain ridge. Glider stalled and settled into tops of trees. No injuries.

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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