Let L-13 N9241Z

Summary

On 2 October 1988 at about 23:15 local time, a Let L-13 registered N9241Z, operated by Puget Sound Soaring Assoc Inc., was involved in an accident near Enumclaw, Washington, 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.

Date

2 October 1988 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Enumclaw, Washington, United States

Coordinates

47.0994, -121.6000

Aircraft

Let L-13

Registration

N9241Z

Category

Glider

Operator

Puget Sound Soaring Assoc Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Enumclaw → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA89LA003

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME TOO CLOSE TO TERRAIN WHILE SOARING. A STEEP TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION RESULTED IN ENTRY INTO AN ACCELERATED STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE.THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO RECOVER, HOWEVER, WHILE LOWERING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TREE TOPS WERE STRUCK IN FLIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE LEFT AILERON, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.