# Accident 19921101044409A: Let L13BLANIK, Readington, NJ, November 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1992, 16:23 local time
- Place: Readington, NJ
- Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5828° N, 74.7367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLBERG/HUNTERDON (N51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5828&lon=-74.7367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13WG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13WG-2017-10-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921101044409A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF LIFT GLIDED TO AIRPORT BUT UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. LANDED OFF AIRSTRIP AND IMPACTED BERM HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS

## 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 NYC93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA032), Nov 1, 1992: Let LF-13 (N13WG), Readington, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FOR LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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