# NTSB SEA76FYG54: Let-Np-K L-13, N3460, Ephrata, WA, June 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1976
- Place: Ephrata, WA · EPHRATA, WA
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1354   76/6/5    EPHRATA,WA          LET-NP-K L-13       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1355                    N3460               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPHRATA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EPHRATA,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DEPLOYED SPOILER STRUCK DIESEL GENERATOR. DOWNDRAFTS IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3460](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3460-2018-08-13), registration cancelled 2018-08-13, S/N 173930, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET-NP-K L-13
- Registry model: [Let BLANIK L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (registry code 1360306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ephrata

## 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 19760605014389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760605014389A), Jun 5, 1976: Let L13BLANIK, Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. Deployed spoiler struck diesel generator. Downdrafts in area.

## Other investigations on N3460 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX74DUJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ12), Aug 25, 1973: Let-Np-K L-13 (N3460), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

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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