# Accident 19840518019889A: Let L13BLANIK, El Mirage, AZ, May 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1984, 12:00 local time
- Place: El Mirage, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5897° N, 112.3292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5897&lon=-112.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3204F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3204F-2022-03-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 15 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518019889A

## Narrative

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

BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER RELEASE FROM A TOW AND LANDED ON AN ULTRALIGHT STRIP. SWERVED TO AVOID A TREE.

## 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 LAX84LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA297), May 18, 1984: Let L-13 (N3204F), El Mirage, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3204F (1)

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

- [Incident 19910616023859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616023859I), Jun 16, 1991: Let L13BLANIK (N3204F), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Normal landing. Rolled past end of runway. Collided with wire fence. Pilot confused about location of brake handle.

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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