- Date
- October 2, 1988, 16:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Enumclaw, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9241ZLet L-13
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881002048569A
- Case key
- 40944
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot allowed the aircraft to become too close to terrain while soaring. A steep turn to reverse direction resulted in entry into an accelerated stall at low altitude. The pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft to recover, however, while lowering the nose of the aircraft tree tops were struck in flight. Although the left aileron, horizontal stabilizer and elevator were damaged, the pilot was able to return to the departure airport and land.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9241Z
- Reported as
- Let L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 26502
- Engine
- unknown UNKOWN, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Puget Sound Soaring Assoc Inc.
- Registered owner
- Puget Sound Soaring Assc. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Enumclaw, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,261 total · 28 in this make and model · 1,732 as pilot in command · 212 in the last 90 days · 82 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 3 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.