# Accident 20140817018639A: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, Sylacauga, AL, August 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2014, 15:20 local time
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Airport: Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1703° N, 86.2608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1703&lon=-86.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266SE-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (registry code 1360308, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 6 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140817018639A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND AT THE SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA AIRPORT (SCD), A STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STEEP SPIN TO THE RIGHT; THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN WITH A NOSE UP ATTITUDE; AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMMEDIATELY ENTERED A SPIN TO THE RIGHT; AIRCRAFT MADE TWO FULL ROTATIONS TO THE RIGHT IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE BEFORE IMPACTING A TREE AND THEN THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA14LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA391), Aug 17, 2014: Let L 23 Super Blanik (N266SE), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to properly…

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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