# NTSB Accident SEA02LA140
> **Blanik L-13** · 2002-07-31 · Belgrade, MT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA140
- **Event ID:** 20020812X01367
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-31
- **Location:** Belgrade, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.776668, -111.152778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Blanik
- **Model:** L-13
- **Registration:** N70741
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The glider pilot's improper in-flight planning decision and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point.  Contributing to the accident were the inadvertent activation of the speed brakes, the pilot's failure to maintain altitude, the high vegetation and the ditch.

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