Aviation Accident Summary MIA85LA030

HOMESTEAD, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N8208

LET L-13

Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, A DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED ON BASE LEG CAUSING THE ACFT TO DESCEND AND DECELERATE. UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY THE GLIDER LANDED IN AN ORCHARD.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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