- Date
- September 11, 1977
- Place
- Wurtsboro, NY · WURTSBORO, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N33471Blanik L-13
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770911028569A
- Case key
- 145671
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2304 77/9/11 WURTSBORO,NY BLANIK L-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1814 TIME - 1155 N33471 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WURTSBORO ARPRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WURTSBORO,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WHEEL EQUIPPED-BROKEN POWER LINES CAUSED FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33471
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wurtsboro Arprt
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.