# Accident 20240901017219A: Let L 33 SOLO, Kingman, KS, September 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2024, 16:20 local time
- Place: Kingman, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6690° N, 98.1239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6690&lon=-98.1239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133LB) (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 L 33 SOLO
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 23 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240901017219A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LOCAL GLIDER FLIGHT, HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND SUFFICIENT LIFT TO

REMAIN AIRBORNE. HE SELECTED A FIELD THAT WAS WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE AND SETUP FOR LANDING.

HOWEVER, ON SHORT FINAL, HE BECAME FIXATED ON A SMALL TREE IN THE GLIDE PATH. THE AIRSPEED

DECREASED, AND THE GLIDER ENTERED AN INADVERTENT AERODYNAMIC STALL. THE SUBSEQUENT IMPACT

WITH THE TERRAIN RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR AND AFT FUSELAGE. THE PILOT STATED THERE

WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WHICH PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE GLIDER.

## 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 CEN24LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA331), Sep 1, 2024: Let L 33 Solo (N133LB), Kingman, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control on short final.

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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