Let L-13 N78AS
2 August 1987 · Hempstead, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1987 at about 21:46 local time, a Let L-13 registered N78AS was involved in an accident near Hempstead, Texas, 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 21:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hempstead, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hempstead (35R)
- Coordinates
- 30.0892, -96.0798
- Aircraft
- Let L-13
- Registration
- N78AS
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA186
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
ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THRESHOLD FOLLOWING A LOW RELEASE SHORTLY AFTER T/O. RELEASE WAS LOW DUE TO TOW PLANE'S BEING UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE 200' AGL DUE TO THE GLIDER'S SPOILERS BEING DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY DURING THE T/O. THE PLT STATED THAT HE EXECUTED A 270 DEG TURN TO RETURN TO THE THRESHOLD INSTEAD OF MAKING A 90 DEG TURN TO THE RWY. PLT WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPOILER DEPLOYMENT DESPITE THE GRND CREW'S ATTEMPTS TO WARN HIM BY RADIO. THE RADIO VOLUME WAS TURNED DOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Let L-13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1987 | Let L-13 | Littlefield, Texas, United States | CAP Rock Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1987 | Let L-13 | Brooksville, Florida, United States | Tampa Bay Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Let L-13 | Buena Vista, Colorado, United States | Denver Soaring Council, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1987 | Let L-13 | Plymouth, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1988 | Let L-13 | Marana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Let L-13 | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Puget Sound Soaring Assoc Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |