# Accident 19840929056669A: Let L13BLANIK, Gregory, MI, September 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gregory, MI
- Airport: Richmond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4499° N, 84.0791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4499&lon=-84.0791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14420, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14420) (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: 929 total, 2 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840929056669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI84LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA409), Sep 29, 1984: Let L-13 (N14420), Gregory, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14420 (2)

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

- [Accident 20050313004719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050313004719A), Mar 13, 2005: Let L13BLANIK (N14420), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. (-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,…
- [Accident 19850623029449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623029449A), Jun 23, 1985: Let L13BLANIK (N14420), Gregory, MI, Substantial damage. Inadvertent deployment of spoilers during takeoff. Released by tow plane and landing made in trees.

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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