20090801048249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Let L-13 BLANIK · Sparta, NY · August 1, 2009

Date
August 1, 2009 · 15:50 local
Place
Sparta, NY
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09CA434
Reported as
Let L-13 Blanik
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
32 total21 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 1, 2009, a student pilot soloing a glider and during a climb entered a stall, recovered and subsequentally entered another stall which resulting an impact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 1, 2009, A STUDENT PILOT SOLOING A GLIDER AND DURING A CLIMB ENTERED A STALL, RECOVERED AND SUBSEQUENTALLY ENTERED ANOTHER STALL WHICH RESULTING AN IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.