# NTSB LAX76AL065: Let-Np-K L-13, N94612, Canyon Lake, CA, March 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Canyon Lake, CA · CANYON LAKE, CA
- Location: 33.6883° N, 117.2635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-117.2635&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0580  76/3/26    CANYON LAKE,CA      LET-NP-K L-13       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 246
        TIME - 1630                    N94612              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- CENTERLINE WHEEL RETRACTABLE. OBS PERFORMING LOOPS PRIOR TO BREAK UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94612](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94612-1976-05-31), registration cancelled 1976-05-31, S/N 026115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET-NP-K L-13
- Registry model: [Let L-13 BLANIK](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-13-blanik) (registry code 1360305) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760326008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326008309A), Mar 26, 1976: Let L13BLANIK, Canyon Lake, CA, Destroyed. Centerline wheel retractable. OBS performing loops prior to break up.

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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