# Accident 19950429009899A: Let L23, Spartanburg, SC, April 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1995, 16:05 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9302° N, 82.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9302&lon=-82.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152AT-1995-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (registry code 1360308, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,919 total, 7 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429009899A

## Narrative

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

FAILED ACCELERATE ON TOW. PILOT RELEASED GLIDER. ABORTED TAKEOFF. GLIDER GROUND LOOPED. SPEED BRAKES WERE STILL ON.

## 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 ATL95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA093), Apr 29, 1995: Let L-23 Super Blanik (N152AT), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent use speed brakes during takeoff.

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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