# Accident 19960914028432A: Let L23, Highland, IL, September 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1996
- Place: Highland, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Location: 38.7294° N, 89.6903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7294&lon=-89.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7906, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7906-2000-09-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960914028432A

## Narrative

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

TOW AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GLIDER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7753Z, Piper PA25235: [Accident 19960914028431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960914028431A)

## 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 CHI96LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA339), Sep 14, 1996: Let Super Blanik L-23 (N7906), Highland, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the Piper PA-25 tow pilot to see-and-avoid the Blanik L-23 glider. A factor relating to the accident was: neither aircraft was equipped with a communication radio.

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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