Blanik L-13 N11YA
20 August 1972 · Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1972 at about 16:00 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N11YA, operated by Yankee Soaring, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plymouth Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Blanik L-13
- Registration
- N11YA
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Yankee Soaring
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0785
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
GLIDER SETTLING TOO FAST ON FINAL.PLT INTNDD RETRACT FLAPS, RETRACTED SPOILERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Blanik L-13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1972 | Blanik L-13 | Angwin, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1972 | Blanik L-13 | Fremont, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1972 | Blanik L-13 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1973 | Blanik L-13 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1971 | Blanik L-13 | San Jacinto, California, United States | Phoenix Club I | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1973 | Blanik L-13 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Erwinna Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |