# Accident 19850820043239A: Let L13BLANIK, Chester, SC, August 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1985, 16:10 local time
- Place: Chester, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6991° N, 81.2097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6991&lon=-81.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96AS-2023-02-04) (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: 244 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FMG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850820043239A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN PINE TREES NEAR END OF RUNWAY. MISUSE OF SPOILERS PROBABLY CAUSED LANDING TO BE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL85FMG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG06), Aug 20, 1985: Let L-13 (N96AS), Chester, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N96AS (1)

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

- [Accident 19780802020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802020039A), Aug 2, 1978: Let L13BLANIK (N96AS), Benton, TN, Destroyed. Mistook flap ctl for spoiler. Spoilers not deployed.

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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