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DURANGO, Colorado

July 24, 1993 · NTSB DEN93LA085 · LET L-13 (N48069)
Minor/None
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NTSB Narrative

THE FAILURE OF THE TOW PLANE PILOT TO WARN THE GLIDER PILOT THAT HE WAS RELEASING THE TOW LINE. A FACTOR WAS: AN INADVERTENT STALL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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Details

NTSB ReportDEN93LA085
AircraftLET L-13
RegistrationN48069
DamageDEST
FAR Part091
Location37.2709, -107.8800
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