Blanik L-13 N3465
26 July 1980 · Adelanto, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1980 at about 12:30 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N3465 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Adelanto, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adelanto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Adelanto
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Blanik L-13
- Registration
- N3465
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1654
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
TOW ROPE BROKE DRG TKOF.HIT DESERT BRUSH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Blanik L-13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1980 | Blanik L-13 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Venture Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Freeport, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Shirley, New York, United States | Long Island SO | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Cypress, Texas, United States | T/H Enterprise | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Perris, California, United States | Orng Conty SOR | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |