# Incident 19890611034999I: Let L13BLANIK, Crawford, CO, June 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Crawford, CO
- Airport: Crawford Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7042° N, 107.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAWFORD (99V), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7042&lon=-107.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3458, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3458-1992-10-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 2 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611034999I

## Narrative

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

DURING WINCH LAUNCH RIGHT HOOK TORE OFF CAUSING GLIDER TO BE PULLED OFF RUNWAY. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT BUSH.

## Other reports on N3458 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890915037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915037729A), Sep 15, 1989: Let L13BLANIK (N3458), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Steep turn after tow release at 300 feet. Stalled,dived to ground impact. Possible tried to recover but hit dirt bank
- [Accident 19770409007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409007169A), Apr 9, 1977: Let L13BLANIK (N3458), Boulder, CO, 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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