- Date
- June 1, 1978
- Place
- Driggs, ID · DRIGGS, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65378Let-Np-K L-13
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780601011379A
- Case key
- 141668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1031 78/6/1 DRIGGS,ID LET-NP-K L-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N65378 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 43, 913 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRIGGS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DRIGGS,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER 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 75 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ENCNTRD DOWNDRAFTS. HIT BOUNDARY FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65378
- Reported as
- Let-Np-K L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Driggs Muni
N65378Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Let BLANIK L-13Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13Engine modelNONE
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