Blanik L-13 N53AS
12 April 1981 · Fremont, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1981 at about 11:45 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N53AS, operated by Soaring Experi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fremont, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fremont, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Sailing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Blanik L-13
- Registration
- N53AS
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Soaring Experi
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Calistoga, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0624
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
ENCTRD STRONG DWNDFT ON BASE LEG OF TFC PAT.HIT LOW EMBANKMENTS IN UNMOWED FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Blanik L-13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1981 | Blanik L-13 | Oxford, Michigan, United States | Vultures Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1981 | Blanik L-13 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | AZ Soaring ASC | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1980 | Blanik L-13 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1982 | Blanik L-13 | Warren, Minnesota, United States | N.d. State College | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1982 | Blanik L-13 | Katy, Texas, United States | Houston Soaring Assoc | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 1982 | Blanik L-13 | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | Etchison G. Lill | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |