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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L13BLANIK · Wichita, KS · June 20, 1996

Date
June 20, 1996 · 18:30 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Colonel James Jabara Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21400
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA208
Reported as
Let L13BLANIK
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,880 total88 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After soa ring unable to start engine due low battery. Struck ditch landing. Powered glider.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER SOA RING UNABLE TO START ENGINE DUE LOW BATTERY. STRUCK DITCH LANDING. POWERED GLIDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.