# Accident 19850824046889A: Let L13BLANIK, Huntsville, AL, August 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1985, 16:05 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Sky Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7473° N, 86.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7473&lon=-86.4612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99954, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99954-2013-03-25) (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: 955 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LKG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824046889A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER STUDENT DESCENDED TOO LOW AND STRUCK HEDGE ROW 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 ATL85LKG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG11), Aug 24, 1985: Let L-13 (N99954), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99954 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820618024699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618024699A), Jun 18, 1982: Let L13BLANIK (N99954), Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. Student glider pilot failed to latch spoilers prior to takeoff. Misunderstood tow pilot signal. Released tow.

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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