Let L 33 SOLO N315BA
6 August 2010 · Adelanto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 2010 at about 20:00 local time, a Let L 33 SOLO registered N315BA was involved in an accident near Adelanto, California, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adelanto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Krey Field (0CL1)
- Coordinates
- 34.5664, -117.6703
- Aircraft
- Let L 33 SOLO
- Registration
- N315BA
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Adelanto → Adelanto
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA389
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inability to make it to the airport as a result of his inadequate planning for the gusting headwinds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after a normal release about 2 miles north of the airport at 3,000 feet, he turned the glider south towards the airport. Approximately 1 mile from the airport the glider encountered strong winds from the south and it entered a high rate of descent with minimal forward motion. The pilot determined the glider would not make the airport and he executed an off-airport landing. During the landing, the right wing struck a bush and the glider ground-looped, substantially damaging its wings and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe prior to the accident. An airport located about 9 miles to the east of the accident airport indicated at the time of the accident wind was from 180 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Let L-33 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Let L 33 SOLO | New Castle, Virginia, United States | Blue Ridge Soaring Society Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 2007 | Let L-33 SOLO | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Let L 33 SOLO | Stanton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2000 | Let L 33 SOLO | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | Caesar Creek Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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