# Accident 19930529015489A: Let L13BLANIK, Elberta, AL, May 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1993, 16:15 local time
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4091° N, 87.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4091&lon=-87.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640RM-2022-06-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 27 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930529015489A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT RETURNING TO BASE. RECOVERED NEAR GROUND BUT WING TIP HIT GROUND.

## 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 ATL93LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA097), May 29, 1993: Let L-13 (N640RM), Elberta, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING

## Other reports on N640RM (1)

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

- [Incident 19811120083589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120083589I), Nov 20, 1981: Let L13BLANIK (N640RM), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Glider student landed long. Came down hard on skid to prevent overshoot.

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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