# Accident 19890915037729A: Let L13BLANIK, Buena Vista, CO, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Buena Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8293° N, 106.1409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8293&lon=-106.1409&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,442 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915037729A

## Narrative

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

STEEP TURN AFTER TOW RELEASE AT 300 FEET.STALLED,DIVED TO GROUND IMPACT.POSSIBLE TRIED TO RECOVER BUT HIT DIRT BANK

## 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 DEN89LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA210), Sep 16, 1989: Let L-13 (N3458), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A PREMATURE RELEASE OF THE GLIDER TOW LINE BY THE GLIDER PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## Other reports on N3458 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890611034999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611034999I), Jun 11, 1989: Let L13BLANIK (N3458), Crawford, CO, Minor damage. During winch launch right hook tore off causing glider to be pulled off runway. Horizontal stabilizer hit bush.
- [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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