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Aviation accident NYC02LA092
NONE · Blanik L-13 · 2002-05-05 · Saratoga Spring, NY, USA
Event
- NTSB number
NYC02LA092- Event ID
20020514X00674- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2002-05-05
- Location
- Saratoga Spring, NY, USA
- Coordinates
- 43.051109, -73.861114
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- Blanik
- Model
- L-13
- Registration
- N711KR
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The glider encountering an unanticipated downdraft, which resulted in insufficient altitude to reach a suitable landing area.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown