19910727030119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Heber, UT · July 27, 1991

Date
July 27, 1991 · 16:45 local
Place
Heber, UT
Airport
Heber Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2NV
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA91LA194
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,725 total6 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Encountered strong downdrafts and severe surface winds after glider tow release. Cartwheeled on off airport landing

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED STRONG DOWNDRAFTS AND SEVERE SURFACE WINDS AFTER GLIDER TOW RELEASE. CARTWHEELED ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING

NTSB investigation

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