- Date
- October 7, 1973
- Place
- Erwinna, PA · ERWINNA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N90598Blanik L-13
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731007029839A
- Case key
- 188645
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2605 73/10/7 ERWINNA,PA BLANIK L-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 131 TIME - 1245 N90598 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN SANT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERWINNA,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- TURNED OFF AIRPORT TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER GLIDER ALSO ON FINAL APPROACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90598
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Sant
N90598Registration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Let BLANIK L-13Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N90598 · 1
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