# Accident 19910701025229A: Let L13BLANIK, Driggs, ID, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Airport: Tetonpeaks/Driggs Municipal/Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7298° N, 111.2190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7298&lon=-111.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711KR-2012-06-28) (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: 294 total, 5 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025229A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.

## 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 SEA91LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA147), Jul 1, 1991: Let L-13 (N711KR), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE APPROACH AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF GLIDER WAS…

## Other reports on N711KR (2)

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

- [Accident 20020505007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020505007469A), May 5, 2002: Let L13BLANIK (N711KR), Saratogasprings, NY, No damage. (-23) Glider was approximately 1,300 AGL, 1.4 miles from the approach end of runway 23, when the glider encountered a massive sink rate of 1,000 feet per…
- [Accident 19831203059809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831203059809A), Dec 3, 1983: Let L13BLANIK (N711KR), Jacumba, CA, Substantial damage. Glider pilot misjudged winds and glider struck bush short of runway causing crash.

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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