# Accident 19910804061919A: Let L13BLANIK, Byron, CA, August 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8493° N, 121.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8493&lon=-121.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53AS-2021-10-30) (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: 29 total, 23 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804061919A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF THERMALS,BEGAN RETURN. UNABLE.LANDED IN FIELD WITH TALL WEEDS AND STRUCK A DITCH.

## 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 LAX91LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA349), Aug 4, 1991: Let L-13 (N53AS), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A HIDDEN DITCH NOT VISIBLE TO THE PILOT DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT PHASE OF A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N53AS (2)

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

- [Accident 20040523007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040523007709A), May 23, 2004: Let L13BLANIK (N53AS), Sparks, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 23, 2004 at approximately 1900 PDT, Mr. Norman j. freitas entered the traffic pattern for runway 3 at air Sailing airport, NV in a blanik L-13,…
- [Accident 19810412018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412018199A), Apr 12, 1981: Let L13BLANIK (N53AS), Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Glider pilot misjudged aproach to runway, impacted embankment short of runway. Possible downdraft in area.

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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