NTSB investigations: Let BLANIK L-13, WA
9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Let BLANIK L-13. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1975 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1360306'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1360306'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB SEA08CA163Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLet Blanik L-13 · Arlington, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while making an off-field landing in a glider. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting winds.NTSB SEA01LA153Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet Blanik L-13 · Enumclaw, WAThe premature release of the towline and the pilot's improper selection of a landing area following the release. Factors include improper preflight planning.NTSB SEA96FA186Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Shelton, WAfailure of the operator to provide its pilots with information essential for an accurate determination of the glider's weight and balance, the resultant operation of the glider with a center-or-gravity that exceeded the aft limit, and the pilot's inadvertent…NTSB SEA93LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet Blanik L-13 · Enumclaw, WAThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors to the accident were: lack of familiarity with geographic area and the grass.NTSB SEA86LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Issaquah, WAPlt undershot approach after encountering downdraft, collided with perimeter fence.NTSB SEA79DYE26Accident · No injuriesClosedLet Blanik L-13 · Issaquah, WANTSB SEA78DYE35Accident · No injuriesClosedLet-Np-K L-13 · Issaquah, WANTSB SEA76FYG54Accident · No injuriesClosedLet-Np-K L-13 · Ephrata, WANTSB SEA7KDYE47Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBlanik L-13 · Issaquah, WA