Let Blanik L-13 N93220
4 August 1973 · Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1973 at about 09:45 local time, a Let Blanik L-13 registered N93220, operated by Monadnoek Soar, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sports Center
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Let Blanik L-13
- Registration
- N93220
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Monadnoek Soar
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2300
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ENTERED DOWNWIND, WIND SHIFTED.PLT DID 180, THEN CHNGD MIND AGAIN.OVERSHOT FLD, HIT BUSHES AT DEP END
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Let Blanik L-13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1979 | Let Blanik L-13 | Issaquah, Washington, United States | Soaring Unlimi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |