# Accident 19910726030209A: Let L13BLANIK, Gregory, MI, July 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Gregory, MI
- Airport: Richmond Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4496° N, 84.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4496&lon=-84.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781BA-2013-05-13) (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: 20 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910726030209A

## Narrative

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

HIGH ON FINAL USED FLAPS INSTEAD OF SPOILERS. OVERFLEW RUNWAY,STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED OFF DEPARTURE END.

## 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 CHI91LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA231), Jul 26, 1991: Let L-13 (N781BA), Gregory, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A COLLISION WITH WIRES AFTER THE GLIDER OVERSHOT THE LANDING AREA DUE TO INADVERTENT LOWERING OF THE FLAPS AND NO USE OF SPOILERS.

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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