Event CHI85LA247

1985-06-23 GREGORY, Michigan, United States Airport · 69G None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N14420

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

LET BLANIK L-13

Year of manufacture

1981 · 4 years old at event

Engine

NONE NONE

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19810529

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A0B443

Registrant of record

SHUGG GREGORY G

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N14420 LET L-13 None

Factual narrative

THE GLIDER LANDED IN TREES AFTER THE SPOILER 'POPPED' OPEN IN FLT DURING A TOWED TAKEOFF. THE TOW PLANE RELEASED THE GLIDER AT 300 FT AGL AFTER THE SPOILERS OPENED. THE PLT LANDED WITHOUT RETRACTING THE SPOILERS. TWO FAA INSPECTORS STATED THAT THEY CHECKED THE SPOILERS OPERATION AND THEY OPERATED NORMALLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA247.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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