9/1/2014 Sylacauga AL USA - glider nose down - minor injury to pilot

[son_of_flubber]

http://wiat.com/2014/08/17/small-glider-plane-down-in-sylacauga/
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26301105/glider-pilot-ok-after-crashing-plane-in-sylacauga

From the looks of the glider, it is quite fantastic that the pilot had only minor injuries.

[son_of_flubber]

Correct date is August 17, 2014

[son_of_flubber]

I think that glider is an L-23 Super Blanik with good old crumple zone sheet metal in the nose.

[Bruce Hoult[_2_]]

On 2014-09-02 00:35:21 +0000, son_of_flubber said:

> I think that glider is an L-23 Super Blanik with good old crumple zone
> sheet metal in the nose.

Blanik for sure. The T tail says L-23, not L-13.