34.5828° N, 117.4092° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 29, 1991 · 13:40 local
Place
Adelanto, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8661
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,268 total90 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot unable to maintain adequate thermal lift to reach airstrip. Wing tip struck high vegetation on forced landing
As the FAA filed it
PILOT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE THERMAL LIFT TO REACH AIRSTRIP. WING TIP STRUCK HIGH VEGETATION ON FORCED LANDING