Blanik L-13 N3462

19 August 1981 · Oxford, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 19 August 1981 at about 09:40 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N3462, operated by Vultures Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Oxford, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 19 August 1981 at 09:40
Classification: Accident
Location: Oxford, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport: Vultures
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Blanik L-13
Registration: N3462
Category: Glider
Operator: Vultures Inc
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Dual
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2771

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	1	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

DRG SIM LAUNCH CABLE BRK, RLSD APRX 300FT AGL, STRUCK CABLE ON STEEP FINAL APCH, CABLE SPOOLING IN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2771, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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