- Date
- August 3, 1975
- Place
- Mokuleia Oahu, HI · MOKULEIA OAHU, HI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N90847Blanik L-13
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750803023129A
- Case key
- 149686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2150 75/8/3 MOKULEIA,OAHU,HI BLANIK L-13 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N90847 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 39, 7560 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOKULEIA,OAHU,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 80 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LOW ALT RIDGE SOARING.ENCOUNTERED HI SINK RATE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90847
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dillingham
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.