# NTSB Accident ANC07CA005
> **Letecky Zavody L-23 Super Blanik** · 2006-10-10 · Chugiak, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC07CA005
- **Event ID:** 20061128X01716
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-10-10
- **Location:** Chugiak, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.416389, -149.507217
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Letecky Zavody
- **Model:** L-23 Super Blanik
- **Registration:** N394BA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider while landing in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and structural damage to the fuselage.  Factors associated with the accident were turbulence, a crosswind and wind gusts, and the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions.

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