# Accident 20071111828829A: Let L33SOLO, Louisburg, NC, November 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1561° N, 78.3156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1561&lon=-78.3156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L 33 SOLO (registry code 1360309, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L33SOLO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 32 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071111828829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT'S STATEMENT VIA EMAIL - "DEPARTURE FROM BALL AIRPORT (79NC) LOUISBURG, NC 11:47 ET VIA AERO-TOW RELEASED 1800FT MSL JUST WEST OF AIRFIELD BEGAN THERMALING IN LIFT, FLEW NW APPROXIMATELY 11NM TOWARDS THE TOWN OF HENDERSON, NC THERMALING ALONG THE WAY TO MAINTAIN AND GAIN ALTITUDE ON RETURNING LEG OF FLIGHT; BACK TOWARDS DEPARTING AIRFIELD LOST ALTITUDE DUE TO LIFT CONDITIONS BEGAN PATTERN FOR OFF-FIELD LANDING. ON FINAL ROLL-OUT, AFTER TOUCH DOWN IN HAY FIELD 2 MILES NW OF DEPARTING AIRFIELD, GLIDER ROLLED THROWING A GRASS COVERED CULVERT UNOBSERVED FROM THE AIR CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 ET. NO INJURIES. DEPARTED AIRCRAFT VIA STANDARD EXIT PROCEDURE, CONTACTED FELLOW GLIDER PILOTS TO REPORT LAND-OUT. PROPERTY OWNER ARRIVED AND NOTIFIED ME THAT HE WAS BRINGING LIVESTOCK THROUGH FIELD AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO INSURE NO FURTHER DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT RETRIEVED 16:30 ET VIA FELLOW GLIDER PILOTS USING AIRCRAFT TRAILER."

## 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 NYC08CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA031), Nov 11, 2007: Let L-33 Solo (N284BA), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight's encounter with an area of no thermal lift. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's inadvertent selection of unsuitable terrain with a hidden obstruction.

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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