Let L13 N213TA
28 October 2019 · Enumclaw, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 October 2019 at about 00:17 local time, a Let L13 registered N213TA, operated by Puget Sound Soaring Association Inc, was involved in an accident near Enumclaw, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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 00:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Enumclaw, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bergseth Field (WN76)
- Coordinates
- 47.2436, -121.9244
- Aircraft
- Let L13
- Registration
- N213TA
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 2000
- Operator
- Puget Sound Soaring Association Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Enumclaw → Enumclaw
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA20CA058
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, after soaring atop ridgelines in a glider, he initiated an approach. During final, the pilot put the glider in a slip to lose altitude and intercept an "appropriate glideslope." However, the right wing impacted treetops and then came to rest inverted. The glider sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Let L13 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2009 | Let L13 | Sparta, New York, United States | David V. Vanderlinden | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2006 | Let L13 AC BLANIK | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1988 | Let L13 | Warren, Vermont, United States | Thomas MC Whirter | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2019 | Piper PA18 | Pullman, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Piper PA 12 | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 15 Aug 2019 | Capes MURPHY MOOSE | Marysville, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Autogyro CAVALON | Shelton, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2019 | Van's RV8 | Langley, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |