Let L-13 N32360
24 July 1983 · Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Let L-13 registered N32360 was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farmers Pride (9N7)
- Coordinates
- 40.3300, -75.5700
- Aircraft
- Let L-13
- Registration
- N32360
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA190
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
AFTER LIFT-OFF FROM A TOW TAKEOFF, THE TOWPLANE WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN THE NORMAL TOW AIRSPEED OF 65 TO 75 MPH & CONTINUEDAT ABOUT 55 MPH. THE GLIDER PLT THOUGHT THE TOWPLANE WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS, & AS THE TWO ACFT CIRCLED THE ARPT, THEGLIDER PLT RELEASED WHEN HE WAS SURE THE GLIDER COULD MAKE THE ARPT. AFTER RELEASE, THE GLIDER LOST AIRSPEED & ALTITUDE QUICKLY. DURING A FORCED LANDING INTO A CORN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE ARPT, THE PLT REACHED FOR THE SPOILERS & REALIZED THAT THE SPOILERS HAD BEEN EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 29 Sep 1984 | Let L-13 | Gregory, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Let L-13 | Homestead, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cgs HAWK | Huntington Mill, Pennsylvania, United States | Rittner E. Will | Fatal | 1 |
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| 21 Mar 1983 | Britten-Norman BN-2 MARK III | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Wings Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | Cessna 172N | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | North American AT-6D | Granville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1983 | Israel 1124 | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |