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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Let L13BLANIK · Fowlerville, MI · August 6, 1994

Date: August 6, 1994 · 15:00 local
Place: Fowlerville, MI
Airport: Maple Grove Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9297Z
Reported as: Let L13BLANIK
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 278 total92 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N9297ZRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 2004 · Let BLANIK L-13S/N 026505 · Built 1975 Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Losing altitude. Tried for Fowlerville but had to land short in cornfield. Failed to obtain any thermals.

As the FAA filed it

LOSING ALTITUDE. TRIED FOR FOWLERVILLE BUT HAD TO LAND SHORT IN CORNFIELD. FAILED TO OBTAIN ANY THERMALS.

Other reports on N9297Z · 3

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

Accident 20010804026139AMarlette, MI(.19) On August 4, 2001, at 1515 eastern daylight time, a blanik L-13 glider, N9297Z, collided with a tree during an initial takeoff run at the Marlette Airport, Marlette, Michigan. The certified flight instructor received a serious injury and the student…Aug 4, 2001 · No damage Incident 19930418016169IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Richmond, MIStudent pilot landed at an off airport site on solo flight. Cause of landing not stated.Apr 18, 1993 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK Accident 19900526017879ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oxford, MILanded long and fast on rough glider strip bounced and ground looped. Spoilers not used.May 26, 1990 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · Substantial damage