19890401005969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Hemet, CA · April 1, 1989

Date
April 1, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Hemet, CA
Airport
Hemet-Ryan Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82756
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA145
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
625 total58 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wingman pushed gliders wing down on initial tow run. Pilot lost control and veered into a parked glider.

As the FAA filed it

WINGMAN PUSHED GLIDERS WING DOWN ON INITIAL TOW RUN. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND VEERED INTO A PARKED GLIDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.