ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70468
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Date: | Sunday 23 June 1985 |
Time: | 12:51 |
Type: | LET L-13 Blaník |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N14420 |
MSN: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 1533 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Gregory, MI -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE GLIDER LANDED IN TREES AFTER THE SPOILER 'POPPED' OPEN IN FLT DURING A TOWED TAKEOFF. THE TOW PLANE RELEASED THE GLIDER AT 300 FT AGL AFTER THE SPOILERS OPENED. THE PLT LANDED WITHOUT RETRACTING THE SPOILERS. TWO FAA INSPECTORS STATED THAT THEY CHECKED THE SPOILERS OPERATION AND THEY OPERATED NORMALLY.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: CHI85LA247
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Dec-2009 15:46 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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