Let L-33-SOLO N286BA
28 August 1999 · Wellington, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1999 at about 17:45 local time, a Let L-33-SOLO registered N286BA was involved in an accident near Wellington, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wellington, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Botsford Airport (67D)
- Coordinates
- 41.1604, -82.2199
- Aircraft
- Let L-33-SOLO
- Registration
- N286BA
- 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
- NYC99LA215
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor related to the accident was a downdraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider was towed to an altitude of 2,000 feet above the ground, and released. The pilot then flew the glider to the base of a cloud in search of a thermal. When the pilot decided to return to the airport, he experienced a downdraft of about 600 feet per minute, which descended the glider to an altitude of about 950 feet. The pilot recalled that the normal sink rate for the glider was about 150 feet per minute. As the glider was landing, it cleared marked wires that were located at the approach end of the runway, and touched down about 100 feet prior to a mowed grass runway area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Let L-33 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2000 | Let L 33 SOLO | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | Caesar Creek Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Let L 33 SOLO | Stanton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2007 | Let L-33 SOLO | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2010 | Let L 33 SOLO | Adelanto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2011 | Let L 33 SOLO | Wakefield, Virginia, United States | Tidewater Soaring Society | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2011 | Let L 33 SOLO | Sparks, Nevada, United States | Sierra Fliers LLC | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1999 | Piper J-3 | Brookville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1999 | Cessna 210L | Medina, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Aug 1999 | Cessna 150 | Madison, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1999 | Cessna 182P | Port Clinton, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1999 | Cessna 421B | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | Hawkeye Charter Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1999 | Cessna 205 | Celina, Ohio, United States | Robert J. Tangeman | Fatal | 6 |