# Accident 19950408007409A: Let L13BLANIK, Huntsville, AL, April 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Moontown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7197° N, 86.4807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7197&lon=-86.4807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48039, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48039) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,210 total, 120 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007409A

## Narrative

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

STUDENTS KNEE ACTIVATED SPOILERS ON GLIDER TOW. TOW PILOT RELEASED GLIDER AT 80 FT AGL. GLINDER WING 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 ATL95LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA080), Apr 8, 1995: Let Blanik L-13 (N48039), Brownsboro, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADVERTENT USE OF SPOILERS DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GLIDER INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE EXTENDED SPOILERS, AND THE PROXIMITY OF TREES IN…

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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