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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Gregory, MI · June 23, 1985

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Date
June 23, 1985 · 12:51 local
Place
Gregory, MI
Airport
Richmond
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14420
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA247
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23 total2 in this make and model4 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.

Inadvertent deployment of spoilers during takeoff. Released by tow plane and landing made in trees.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF SPOILERS DURING TAKEOFF. RELEASED BY TOW PLANE AND LANDING MADE IN TREES.

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 CHI85LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGregory, MIThe glider landed in trees after the spoiler 'popped' open in flt during a towed takeoff. The tow plane released the glider at 300 ft AGL after the spoilers opened. The plt landed without retracting the spoilers. Two FAA inspectors stated that they checked…Jun 23, 1985 · 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 19840929056669AFinal Approach · Gregory, MIGlider crashed short of runway due to downdraft and pilot misjudgment.Sep 29, 1984 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · Substantial damage