# Accident 19990617007149A: Let BLANIK L-13, Bozeman, MT, June 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1999, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8100° N, 111.1508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8100&lon=-111.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70741, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70741) (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)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990617007149A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT WHEN AN ABRUPT TURN DURING THE LANDING ROLL WAS NECESSARY TO AVOID STRIKING GROUND PERSONNEL, THE TURN RESULTED IN THE GLIDER STRIKING THE PARKED TOW PLANE, THE GLIDER HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE TOW PLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)CFI & STUDENT IN GLIDER (DUAL INSTRUCTION SESSION): CFI/PIC (PILOT FLYING) STATED THAT HE TOOK CONTROLS FROM STUDENT WHEN AN ABRUPT TURN IN THE LANDING ROLL BECAME NECESSARY TO AVOID HITTING GROUND PERSONNEL ON SOD RUNWAY.  TURN RESULTED IN MINIMAL CONTACT WITH PARKED TOW PLANE.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT LEADING EDGE AND AILERON OF GLIDER.  NO DAMAGE TO PARKED TOW PLANE.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA087), Jun 17, 1999: Let L-13 (N70741), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's failure to maintain clearance from a parked airplane during his attempt to avoid a person on the runway.

## Other reports on N70741 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020731018669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731018669A), Jul 31, 2002: Let L13BLANIK (N70741), Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot states he requested sod to free active runway 30 and land into the wind. He planned to land short and was forced even shorter when he removed his…

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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