# Accident 19920314006219A: Let L13BLANIK, Lock Haven, PA, March 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lock Haven, PA
- Airport: William T Piper Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1308° N, 77.4510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1308&lon=-77.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12CG-2009-11-16) (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: 10,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920314006219A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE BROKE ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK DIRT MOUND TRYING TO RETURN TO RUNWAY.

## 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 BFO92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA039), Mar 14, 1992: Let L-13 (N12CG), Lock Haven, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A TOW ROPE THAT BROKE AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N12CG (1)

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

- [Incident 19900805058249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805058249I), Aug 5, 1990: Let L13BLANIK (N12CG), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Glider did not gain altitude on takeoff. Spoilers were not closed. Aborted and landed in pasture. Hit street light.

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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