- Date
- May 20, 1982, 14:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Warren, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99805Blanik L-13
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820520017609A
- Case key
- 72956
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was having difficulty controlling the glider during the tow and released prematurely. The destination was 12 to 14 miles away with 10-15 kt headwinds. When the pilot decided the destination could not be made a road was selected for a forced landing because local fields were soft and muddy. At a low altitude the tow pilot warned of a truck on the road and the glider pilot diverted to a nearby field. The wing collided with terrain resulting in substantial damage to the glider.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99805
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 026509
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- N.D. State College
- Registered owner
- N.D. State College
- Departed
- Grand Forks, ND
- Destination
- Warren, MN
- Airport
- D-37 · Warren
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,057 total · 10 in this make and model · 283 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 147 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N99805 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.