The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Wichita, Kansas
Location: Yoder, Kansas
Accident Number: CEN22LA279
Date and Time: June 22, 2022, 16:30 UTC
Registration: N364BA
Aircraft: LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK
Injuries: 2 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: LET
Registration: N364BA
Model/Series: L-23 SUPER BLANIK
Aircraft Category: Glider
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KHUT,1542 ft msl
Observation Time: 16:52 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 7 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 29°C /21°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 11 knots / , 110°
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 10000 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.14 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Yoder, KS
Destination: Yoder, KS
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 37.943422,-97.867187 (est)
Glider was on approach and went into a low altitude stall / spin.
Date: 22-JUN-22
Time: 16:30:00Z
Regis#: N364BA
Aircraft Make: LET
Aircraft Model: L-23 SUPER BLANIK
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
City: YODER
State: KANSAS
I wonder what the overall accident rate is for the CAP compared to the rest of GA. They seem to have quite a few accidents every year.
ReplyDeletewhat is their mission in the age of Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast ?
DeleteOP here … I hadn’t even thought about that.
DeleteSome crashes don't include simple location from ADS-B. When that happens, an ELT signal or overdue aircraft ALNOT may result in a CAP effort to find you. Here is what CAP says about that:
DeleteOperating a fleet of 550 aircraft, CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs about 85 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center.
Not sure how CAP can justify the use of gliders, other than providing free, or nominal fee training, at great taxpayer expense, to a very few. With ADSB and cell phone tracking, the search and rescue process has dramatically changed. Does anyone know what their annual budget is?
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