Let BLANIK L-13 N2167
23 April 1994 · Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1994 at about 18:10 local time, a Let BLANIK L-13 registered N2167, operated by Plymouth Aviation Soaring, was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plymouth Municipal Aprt (PYM)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Let BLANIK L-13
- Registration
- N2167
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Plymouth Aviation Soaring
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO94LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. HE STATED THE WIND '...BLEW MY RIGHT WING UP AND OVER INTO A SPIN.' HE RECOVERED ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE TREE TOPS, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND THE GLIDER STRUCK TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE 'CARRIED MORE SPEED.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Let BLANIK accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1993 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Puget Sound Soaring Assoc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1993 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Clinton, Montana, United States | Hellgate Soaring Society | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1995 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Como, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1995 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | Theodore N. Mavrotheris | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1995 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Mayville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1996 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Jean, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1994 | Cessna 172N | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1994 | Cessna 172P | Sterling, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1994 | Mooney M20J | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | Peter N Spanos | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1994 | Cessna 402C | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | Island Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1994 | Mooney M20J | Brewster, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Beechcraft 24R | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |