# NTSB Accident MIA98LA023
> **Let L-13** · 1997-11-01 · ELKIN, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA023
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09220
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-01
- **Location:** ELKIN, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.249687, -80.840873
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Let
- **Model:** L-13
- **Registration:** N65140
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The instructor's pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance, and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.  Unfavorable winds and a fence were contributing factors.

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