NTSB investigations: Let BLANIK L-13, 1982

5 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.

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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
    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"

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NTSB LAX82DVG32Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBlanik L-13 · Chico, CAThe glider pilot reported that after he disengaged from the aerial tow, he was unable to find any of the expected conditions of lift. As altitude was lost, he elected to land in a vineyard. During the landing, the glider was damaged and the pilot received a…Aug 28, 1982 · N66JP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82DA254Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBlanik L-13 · Murrieta, CAPilot landed short of runway in a glider and impacted the ground at high speed with high sink rate. He had released early from an aerotow and descended at high airspeed with dive brakes open which accelerated his rate of sink. He was not injured in the…Jul 11, 1982 · N90639 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA82DA092Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBlanik L-13 · Driggs, IDThe pilot held a commercial, airline transport certificate, but had only a student glider certificate. During a towed takeoff, witnesses observed the spoilers extend after about 200 ft of ground roll. The tow pilot gave an arm signal to indicate a problem.…Jun 18, 1982 · N99954 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA177Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBlanik L-13 · Warren, MNThe pilot was having difficulty controlling the glider during the tow and released prematurely. The destination was 12 to 14 miles away with 10-15 kt headwinds. When the pilot decided the destination could not be made a road was selected for a forced landing…May 20, 1982 · N99805 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FQA18Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBlanik L-13 · Los Lunas, NMDuring landing the left wing struck a bystander who wandered onto the edge of the asphalt overrun taking photographs of the landing. There is a caution sign posted on the north access road of the runway.May 8, 1982 · N48032 · Substantial damage