# Accident 19930926037719A: Let L13BLANIK, Clinton, MT, September 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clinton, MT
- Airport: Elliott Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6107° N, 113.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6107&lon=-113.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52AS) (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: 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926037719A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE BROKE SECOND TIME. TOW PLANE ABORTED. LANDED ON TOW ROPE CAUSING GLIDER TO VEER OFF RUNWAY.HIT BORDER CONE

## 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 SEA93LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA216), Sep 26, 1993: Let Blanik L-13 (N52AS), Clinton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TOW EQUIPMENT.

## Other reports on N52AS (1)

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

- [Accident 19970819023189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819023189A), Aug 19, 1997: Let L13BLANIK (N52AS), Hamilton, MT, Substantial damage. Sailplane struck a taxiway sign while turning off the runway at a high speed. (.4)eyewitnesses observed the glider turn off the runway at an excessive speed…

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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