# Accident 19960620014549A: Let L13BLANIK, Wichita, KS, June 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Colonel James Jabara Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7701° N, 97.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7701&lon=-97.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21400, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21400-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotechnik L-13 SEH VIVAT (registry code 0090100, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotechnik-l-13-seh-vivat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,880 total, 88 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960620014549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI96LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA208), Jun 20, 1996: Aerotechnik L-13 (N21400), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning. Factors were the insufficient altitude and the dead battery.

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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