Blanik L-13 N3464
12 June 1972 · Fremont, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1972 at about 10:30 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N3464 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fremont, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fremont, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Sailing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Blanik L-13
- Registration
- N3464
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Rosamond, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0296
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
PLT INADVERTENTY RELEASED FROM TOW ACFT. STALLEDFROM STEEP NOSE HI R TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Blanik L-13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1972 | Blanik L-13 | Angwin, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1972 | Blanik L-13 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1972 | Blanik L-13 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1973 | Blanik L-13 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1971 | Blanik L-13 | San Jacinto, California, United States | Phoenix Club I | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1973 | Blanik L-13 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Erwinna Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |