# Accident 20040603011289A: Let L13BLANIK, Durango, CO, June 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2004, 15:55 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Val Air Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3378° N, 107.8519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3378&lon=-107.8519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99860-2007-07-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040603011289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING MANEUVERING FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 DEN04CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA085), Jun 3, 2004: Let Blanik L-13 (N99860), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain, and the low approach.

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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