- Date
- August 28, 1982, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chico, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N66JPBlanik L-13
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820828042979A
- Case key
- 70232
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The glider pilot reported that after he disengaged from the aerial tow, he was unable to find any of the expected conditions of lift. As altitude was lost, he elected to land in a vineyard. During the landing, the glider was damaged and the pilot received a back injury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66JP
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Airframe hours
- 816
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chico Soaring Association
- Registered owner
- Chico Soaring Association
- Departed
- Chester, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,370 total · 52 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.