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CHI84LA409

1984-09-29 · GREGORY, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 69G

Current FAA registration · N14420

Make / Model
LET BLANIK L-13
Year of manufacture
1981 · 3 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19810529
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0B443

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE CFI THE GLIDER WAS AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL ON BASE LEG WHEN A DOWNDRAFT CAUSED THE ACFT TO DESCEND AND TOUCH DOWN 50 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA409.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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