# NTSB FTW79DRA01: Let-Np-K L-13, N84AS, Cypress, TX, October 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1978
- Place: Cypress, TX · CYPRESS, TX
- Location: 29.9691° N, 95.6972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cypress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9691&lon=-95.6972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3201  78/10/22   CYPRESS,TX          LET-NP-K L-13       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 229
        TIME - 1500                    N84AS               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYPRESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CYPRESS,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84AS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84AS-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 026653, built 1976 (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
- Airport: Cypress

## 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 19781022034539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022034539A), Oct 22, 1978: Let L13BLANIK, Cypress, TX, Substantial damage

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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