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NTSB investigation record

SEA96FA186

Completed

Let L-13· N90865

Date
August 11, 1996
Location
Shelton, WA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

failure of the operator to provide its pilots with information essential for an accurate determination of the glider's weight and balance, the resultant operation of the glider with a center-or-gravity that exceeded the aft limit, and the pilot's inadvertent entry into a stall/spin. Factors relating to the accident were: an incorrect placard concerning the glider's minimum front seat solo weight limitation, and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

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