# Incident 19990328017739I: Let L13BLANIK, Louisburg, NC, March 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1999, 14:51 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Ball Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1343° N, 78.2819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BALL (79NC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1343&lon=-78.2819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14WG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14WG-2013-08-13) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328017739I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 28, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1535 EDT, A BLANIK L-13 REGISTRERED TO DAVE WALSH, 617 SWIFT AVENUE, DURHAM, NC 27701, WAS PILOTED BY DAVE WALSH WITH CHRIS MCCLURE AS A PASSENGER ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHEN DURING CABLE LAUNCH A WIND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING ON LIFT OFF. THE CABLE WAS RELEASED AND GLIDER TURNED SHARP TO THE LEFT AND THE MAIN WHEEL IMPACTED A DITCH.

## Other reports on N14WG (1)

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

- [Accident 19760919032519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919032519A), Sep 19, 1976: Let L13BLANIK (N14WG), Land O Lakes, FL, Substantial damage

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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