# NTSB Accident DEN89LA210
> **LET L-13** · 1989-09-16 · BUENA VISTA, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA210
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-16
- **Location:** BUENA VISTA, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.829254, -106.140892
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LET
- **Model:** L-13
- **Registration:** N3458
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A PREMATURE RELEASE OF THE GLIDER TOW LINE BY THE GLIDER PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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