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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Gregory, MI · September 29, 1984

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Date
September 29, 1984 · 13:00 local
Place
Gregory, MI
Airport
Richmond
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14420
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84LA409
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
929 total2 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N14420Registered now · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 175114 · Built 1981Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Glider crashed short of runway due to downdraft and pilot misjudgment.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY DUE TO DOWNDRAFT AND PILOT MISJUDGMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI84LA409Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGregory, MIAccording to the CFI the glider was at about 500 ft AGL on base leg when a downdraft caused the acft to descend and touch down 50 ft short of the rwy.Sep 29, 1984 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N14420 · 2

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

Accident 20050313004719ALevel Off Touchdown · Deland, FL(-23) On March 13, 2005, at approximately 17:04 local time, a blanik L-13 glider, N14420, impacted the grass runway at bob lee Flight strip, Deland, Florida, in a severe nose down altitude. N14420 was substantially damaged, and [privacy data omitted], a…Mar 13, 2005 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · Substantial damageAccident 19850623029449AForced/Precautionary Landing · Gregory, MIInadvertent deployment of spoilers during takeoff. Released by tow plane and landing made in trees.Jun 23, 1985 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · Substantial damage