Blanik L-13 N125DW
7 April 1978 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1978 at about 13:00 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N125DW was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Diego, California, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Torry Pines
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Blanik L-13
- Registration
- N125DW
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0789
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
HIT SIGN POST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Blanik L-13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Venture Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Freeport, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Shirley, New York, United States | Long Island SO | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Cypress, Texas, United States | T/H Enterprise | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1977 | Blanik L-13 | Waverly, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1977 | Blanik L-13 | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | Sail Flts Inc | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |