- Date
- October 27, 1977
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N779Let-Np-K L-13
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771027041149A
- Case key
- 144212
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3948 77/10/27 PENSACOLA,FL LET-NP-K L-13 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 597 TIME - 1305 N779 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COASTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- GLIDER OUT OF POSITION BEHIND TOW PLANE AND RELEASED. SPOILERS FOUND EXTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N779
- Reported as
- Let-Np-K L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Coastal
N779Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Let BLANIK L-13Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.