- Date
- March 15, 1981
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7JPBlanik L-13
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810315009829A
- Case key
- 126992
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0509 81/3/15 MARICOPA,AZ BLANIK L-13 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1620 N7JP PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 49, 5300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 550 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTELLA SAILPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- EXTDD FLAPS INSTEAD OF SPOILERS DRG LNDG,BALLOONED.ATMTD 180DEG TURN TO PARALLEL RWY.CTRLN GEAR. .
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7JP
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estella Sailport
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.