Unidentified LET L-13 Blanik glider near Rufforth.
During the morning of 29th May 1989 a glider was given an aerotow launch from Rufforth airfield with an experienced pilot giving a novice a trial lesson flight. On the approach to land at Rufforth the pilot inadvertently selected the flap lever instead of the airbrake lever which caused the glider to become too high. After completing a 360 degree turn to descend the glider was still too high so could not land on the runway ahead. The pilot then moved the same lever again which closed the flaps and he selected a field to land in. At 10.15hrs the landing was made but the field was a crop of standing oilseed rape and this damaged the glider's tail. The aircraft was registered to the Ouse Gliding Club who were based at Rufforth airfield but the accident summary in Sailplane and Gliding Magazine does not identify the glider's registration.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Pilot - Name unknown.