# NTSB MIA75DKT14: Let-Np-K L-13, N15CB, Boca Raton, FL, September 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Boca Raton, FL · BOCA RATON, FL
- Location: 26.3708° N, 80.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boca Raton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3708&lon=-80.1026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3082  74/9/15    BOCA RATON,FLA      LET-NP-K L-13       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 39
        TIME - 1015                    N15CB               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOCA RATON,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC- TOW PLANE LOST PWR AT LOW ALT.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EMERG RLSE.SKIDDED ACROSS DITCH INTO EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15CB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15CB-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 174806, built 1971 (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: Boca Raton Muni

## Other investigations on N15CB (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL97LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA013), Oct 30, 1996: Let L-13 (N15CB), Benton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the flight crew to maintain altitude/clearance above runway obstacles, and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor. Factors relating to the accident were sunglare on the canopy,…

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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