# Accident 19881002048569A: Let L13BLANIK, Enumclaw, WA, October 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0994° N, 121.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0994&lon=-121.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9241Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,261 total, 28 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002048569A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE RIDGE SOARING. STRUCK TREE TOPS, RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA89LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA003), Oct 2, 1988: Let L-13 (N9241Z), Enumclaw, WA, 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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