- Date
- August 9, 1975
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9915Blanik L-13
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750809027849A
- Case key
- 150163
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2405 75/8/9 ASPEN,CO BLANIK L-13 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N9915 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITKIN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 82 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 260 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RT WING MAIN SPAR FITTING OVERLOAD FRACTURE. MDT TO SEVERE TURB RPTD BY OTR PLTS. NO G METER ABD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9915
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pitkin County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.