# Accident 19870531034979A: Let L13BLANIK, Plymouth, FL, May 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1987, 13:05 local time
- Place: Plymouth, FL
- Airport: Orlando County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7066° N, 81.5814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7066&lon=-81.5814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99946, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99946-2018-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 6 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531034979A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED ALTITUDE ON FINAL STRETCHED GLIDE AND LANDED HARD ON THE 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 MIA87LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA199), May 31, 1987: Let L-13 (N99946), Plymouth, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99946 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960509014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960509014379I), May 9, 1996: Let L13BLANIK (N99946), Rexburg, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: student pilot was taking a private pilot glider practical test from FAA inspector. On the second and final landing of the practical test, as the…
- [Accident 19920504013299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504013299A), May 4, 1992: Let L13BLANIK (N99946), Boynton Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Downdraft on landing approach. Unable to recover. Struck trees short of runway.

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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