Blanik L-13 N7JP
15 March 1981 · Maricopa, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 March 1981 at about 16:20 local time, a Blanik L-13 registered N7JP, operated by AZ Soaring ASC, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Maricopa, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Maricopa, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Estella Sailport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Blanik L-13
- Registration
- N7JP
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- AZ Soaring ASC
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0509
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
EXTDD FLAPS INSTEAD OF SPOILERS DRG LNDG, BALLOONED.ATMTD 180DEG TURN TO PARALLEL RWY.CTRLN GEAR. .
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Blanik L-13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1981 | Blanik L-13 | Fremont, California, United States | Soaring Experi | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1981 | Blanik L-13 | Oxford, Michigan, United States | Vultures Inc | Minor 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 | - |