SERS · Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK · 1998-04-21 · PIPERSVILLE, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC98LA097
Event ID
20001211X09942
Type
Accident
Date
1998-04-21
Location
PIPERSVILLE, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.430625, -75.10028
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Let
Model
L-23 SUPER BLANIK
Registration
N298BA
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on an approach to an off-airport landing area, which resulted in a lack of airspeed and/or altitude to reach the intended landing area (undershoot), a stall or mush into tree(s), and collision with a barn.