# NTSB Accident FTW00LA219
> **Let L-23 SUPER BLANKIT** · 2000-07-29 · WALLER, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW00LA219
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21474
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-29
- **Location:** WALLER, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.050788, -95.920417
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Let
- **Model:** L-23 SUPER BLANKIT
- **Registration:** N105LW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider while maneuvering.  Contributory factors were the in-flight separation of the tow rope and the pilot's physical impairment from his use of diphenhyrdramine.

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