# Accident 19961222039699A: Let L13BLANIK, Mulberry, FL, December 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1996, 13:20 local time
- Place: Mulberry, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9002° N, 81.9694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9002&lon=-81.9694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48052, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48052) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let BLANIK L-13 (registry code 1360306, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13BLANIK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 10 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222039699A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO STOW SPOILERS FOR GLIDER TOW. THEY DEPLOYED. GLIDER PILOT CUT LOSE FROM TOW BUT HIT TREES SHORT RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA046), Dec 22, 1996: Let Blanik L-13 (N48052), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to check that the spoiler handle was locked in the retracted position prior to 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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