# NTSB LAX81DUJ42: Blanik L-13, N7JP, Maricopa, AZ, March 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1981
- Place: Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANIK L-13
- Category: Glider
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810315009829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810315009829A), Mar 15, 1981: Let L13BLANIK, Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. Used flaps in place of speed brake. Overshot runway. Stalled, trying a go-around for alternate runway.

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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