# Accident 19960511046599A: Lak LAK12, Woodbine, MD, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Woodbine, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3308° N, 77.0597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3308&lon=-77.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lithuanian Factory Of LAK-12 (registry code 1130839, https://openairdocs.org/model/lithuanian-factory-of-lak-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAK LAK12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511046599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT GROUND LOOPED THE GLIDER WHILE ATTEMPTING A CROSS-WIND LANDING, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LAK-12 AIRCRAFT.

## 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 IAD96LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA083), May 11, 1996: Lithuanian Factory of LAK-12 (N112LK), Woodbine, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly with inadequate research of forecast weather.

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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