# Accident 19881029048549A: Let L13BLANIK, Tucson, AZ, October 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1988, 12:20 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: El Tiro Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4270° N, 111.3900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at El Tiro Gliderport (AZ67), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4270&lon=-111.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90848, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90848-1989-10-02) (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: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048549A

## Narrative

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

MENTALLY ILL PASSENGER FROZE ON DUAL STICK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. PILOT LOST CONTROL COLLIDED WITH 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 LAX89LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA027), Oct 29, 1988: Let L-13 (N90848), Marana, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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