Blanik L-13 N99943
22 September 1979 · Freeport, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1979 at about 16:20 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N99943 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Freeport, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Freeport, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- The Albertus Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Blanik L-13
- Registration
- N99943
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3289
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PILOT PULLED FLAP HANDLE INSTEAD OF SPOILER.ACFTSAILED DOWN RWY.SINGLE WHEEL LNDG GR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Venture Soarin | 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 | - |
| 7 Apr 1979 | Blanik L-13 | Perris, California, United States | Orng Conty SOR | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1980 | Blanik L-13 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1978 | Blanik L-13 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |