# Accident 19841110012089A: Let L13BLANIK, Homestead, FL, November 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1984, 09:32 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Richards
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4904° N, 80.5106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4904&lon=-80.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8208, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8208-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 67 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841110012089A

## Narrative

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

HEAVY SINK RATE ENCOUNTERED AFTER TURNING BASE. COULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY. LANDED IN ORCHARD.

## 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 MIA85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA030), Nov 10, 1984: Let L-13 (N8208), Homestead, FL, substantial damage

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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