Accident · 1991-07-26

NTSB case CHI91LA231 · LET L-13 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: LET L-13 (N781BA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SANDHILL SOARING CLUB Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SANDHILL SOARING CLUB

Probable cause

A COLLISION WITH WIRES AFTER THE GLIDER OVERSHOT THE LANDING AREA DUE TO INADVERTENT LOWERING OF THE FLAPS AND NO USE OF SPOILERS.

Source: NTSB case CHI91LA231

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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