# NTSB Accident IAD98LA046
> **Let L-23** · 1998-04-12 · NEW CASTLE, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98LA046
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09880
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-12
- **Location:** NEW CASTLE, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.49937, -80.110588
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Let
- **Model:** L-23
- **Registration:** N55BR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to reverse direction.  A factor was his improper use of the speed brake.

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