# Accident 20191027020469A: Let L13 AC BLANIK, Enumclaw, WA, October 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2019, 17:37 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Airport: Bergseth Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2436° N, 121.9244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2436&lon=-121.9244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213TA-2020-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L13 AC BLANIK (registry code 1360312, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l13-ac-blanik) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L13 AC BLANIK
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 15 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191027020469A

## Narrative

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

UPON APPROACH, AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW AND TOO FAR TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE A TREE.

## 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 GAA20CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA058), Oct 28, 2019: Let L13 (N213TA), Enumclaw, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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