# NTSB Accident ATL97LA013
> **Let L-13** · 1996-10-30 · BENTON, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA013
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06844
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-30
- **Location:** BENTON, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.16962, -84.649192
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Let
- **Model:** L-13
- **Registration:** N15CB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the flight crew to maintain altitude/clearance above runway obstacles, and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.  Factors relating to the accident were sunglare on the canopy, and the proximity of obstacles (trees) to the runway.

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