# Accident 19980125003549A: Let L13BLANIK, Prescott, AZ, January 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Coyote Run Glider Port
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6190° N, 112.4210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6190&lon=-112.4210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3463, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3463-2018-01-18) (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: 223 total, 19 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980125003549A

## Narrative

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

DURING WINCH TOW. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH PARKED VEHICLES. LET SIDE BRIDLE UNHOOKED. NO TIME TO RELEASE TOW. (-23) DURING THE WINCH LAUNCH, THE TOWLINE BRIDLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM ONE ATTACH POINT. THE ASSYMETRICAL FORCE PULLED THE GLIDER TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A PARKED TRUCK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING, AND TERMINATING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX98LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA084), Jan 25, 1998: Let Blanik L-13 (N3463), Prescott Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the ground crew to correctly attach the tow bridle, which resulted in the pilot's loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N3463 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760228005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228005209A), Feb 28, 1976: Let L13BLANIK (N3463), California Cty, CA, Substantial damage. Newly graded taxiway across ldg area. Unmarked & unknown to ip.

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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