NTSB investigations: Let BLANIK L-13, 1987
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.
Cases per year
| 1971 | 1 |
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| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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\") = 1987
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1987
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 DEN87LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Buena Vista, COThe plt was ferrying the glider to Buena Vista, Colorado & had previously obtained permission to land on a closed rwy. After being towed to the Buena Vista area, he released the glider from the tow plane & flew in the local area for about 40 min. He then…NTSB FTW87LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Littlefield, TXThe pilot activated the flaps while on final approach instead of the spoilers. When the glider did not descend as he expected, a left 360 degree turn was initiated to lose altitude. The pilot stated that he then unintentionally stalled the aircraft while in…NTSB FTW87LA186Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Hempstead, TXAcft landed short of threshold following a low release shortly after t/o. release was low due to tow plane's being unable to climb above 200' AGL due to the glider's spoilers being deployed inadvertently during the t/o. the plt stated that he executed a 270…NTSB MIA87LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Plymouth, FLThe plt misread the altimeter by 1000 ft when the flt entered the initial point of the traffic pattern. He then began circling to dissipate alt & realized that the acft was low. He then proceeded downwind, turned base then final & landed hard buckling the…NTSB MIA87LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Brooksville, FLOn final apch, with full flaps extended, the glider began to float down the rwy. The plt then retracted them, after which, it descended, collided with a fence, & came to rest in a field.