# NTSB OAK75DVW04: Let-Np-K L-13, N8250, Little Lake, CA, August 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1974
- Place: Little Lake, CA · LITTLE LAKE, CA
- Location: 35.9366° N, 117.9067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9366&lon=-117.9067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVW04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVW04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2417  74/8/16    LITTLE LAKE,CALIF   LET-NP-K L-13       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 470
        TIME - 1730                    N8250               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALIF CITY,CALIF            COALDALE,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT FORCED DWN DUE TO SINKING AIR MASS AND HIT DIRT MOUND ON LNDG NEXT TO DRY LAKE BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8250 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LET-NP-K L-13
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740816026079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740816026079A), Aug 16, 1974: Let L13BLANIK, Little Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Acft forced dwn due to sinking air mass and hit dirt mound on lndg next to dry lake bed.

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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