# NTSB investigations: Let BLANIK L-13, 2001

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA01LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA153.md): Let Blanik L-13 · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2001 · N82AS · Substantial damage
  > The premature release of the towline and the pilot's improper selection of a landing area following the release. Factors include improper preflight planning.
- [NTSB DEN01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA143.md): Blanik L-13 · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2001 · N310GM · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent lowering of the flaps and her failure to extend the spoilers.
- [NTSB CHI01LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA277.md): Blanik L-13 · Marlette, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2001 · N9297Z · Minor damage
  > Ground crew personnel improperly connected the tow winch cable prior to takeoff which resulted in one side of the winch cable coming disconnected. Factors associated with the accident were the ditch and the tree branch which the airplane contacted.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2001
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1360306'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1360306&year=2001

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