19831203059809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Jacumba, CA · December 3, 1983

Date: December 3, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place: Jacumba, CA
Airport: Jacumba
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N711KR
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84LA091
Reported as: Let L13BLANIK
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 297 total71 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N711KRRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2012 · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 175127 · Built 1972 Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Glider pilot misjudged winds and glider struck bush short of runway causing crash.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER PILOT MISJUDGED WINDS AND GLIDER STRUCK BUSH SHORT OF RUNWAY CAUSING CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX84LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacumba, CAThe acft collided with a bush and groundlooped short of the rwy. The wind was unusually strong and the glider plt stated he misjudged its effect and should have flown the base leg closer. The acft landed short of the rwy and ground looped.Dec 3, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N711KR · 2

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

Accident 20020505007469ASaratogasprings, NY(-23) Glider was approximately 1,300 AGL, 1.4 miles from the approach end of runway 23, when the glider encountered a massive sink rate of 1,000 feet per minute. Unable to reach the airport, the flight instructor chose to land in a baseball field. Because of…May 5, 2002 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · No damage Accident 19910701025229AFinal Approach · Driggs, IDToo low on final approach. Landed short of runway and collided with a fence.Jul 1, 1991 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · Substantial damage