# Incident 19881030064939I: Let L13BLANIK, Lock Haven, PA, October 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lock Haven, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1371° N, 77.4532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lock Haven, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1371&lon=-77.4532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32360, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32360-2013-04-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,747 total, 11 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030064939I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIFT ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGE. GLIDER STALLED AND SETTLED INTO TOPS OF TREES. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N32360 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830724035509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724035509A), Jul 24, 1983: Let L13BLANIK (N32360), Fredericksburg, PA, Substantial damage. Sluggish performance on tow. Cut loose but unable to make airport. Had failed to retract spoilers for takeoff.

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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