# NTSB CHI77DET14: Let-Np-K L-13, N2973, Kendallville, IN, May 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1977
- Place: Kendallville, IN · KENDALLVILLE, IN
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DET14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1060  77/5/15    KENDALLVILLE,IN     LET-NP-K L-13       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N2973               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENDALLVILLE,IN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RELEASED FRM TOW PLANE,TOO SLOW. SPOILERS USED DRG TKOF & LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2973](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2973-2019-07-16), registration cancelled 2019-07-16, S/N 175223, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET-NP-K L-13
- Registry model: [Let BLANIK L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (registry code 1360306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770515012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515012269A), May 15, 1977: Let L13BLANIK, Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Released frm tow plane,too slow. Spoilers used drg tkof & ldg.

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.

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