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N389241972 Let BLANIK L-13

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 22, 2017.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Sep 1995)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Littleton, CO
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 1977
NTSB events
2
substantial, 1995
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Denver Soaring Council INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Littleton, CO
Certificate issued
Aug 9, 1977
Canceled
Jun 22, 2017
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal, Acrobatic, Glider
Airworthiness date
Feb 15, 1973

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Let
Model
BLANIK L-13
Year
1972
Serial number
025319
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A47F74

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1977 – 2017Denver Soaring Council INCLittleton, CO
  2. 1952 – 1953Individual ownerGlendale, CA · different airframe: 1942 Monocoupe 90af S/N A-847

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 24, 1995 · Como, CO

THE PILOT ALLOWING THE GLIDER TO DEVELOP AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE. A FACTOR WAS THE PREMATURE AND AUTOMATIC DISENGAGEMENT OF THE WINCH-TOW SYSTEM.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
FTW95LA405

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW95LA405)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 5, 1987 · Buena Vista, CO

THE PLT WAS FERRYING THE GLIDER TO BUENA VISTA, COLORADO & HAD PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED PERMISSION TO LAND ON A CLOSED RWY. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE BUENA VISTA AREA, HE RELEASED THE GLIDER FROM THE TOW PLANE & FLEW IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR ABOUT 40 MIN. HE THEN DSCNDD & LANDED ON A SOD STRIP BESIDE THE PAVED RWY. WHILE LANDING, HE STEARED THE GLIDER TO THE WEST TO AVOID ACFT THAT HAD BEEN ASSEMBLED &…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
DEN87LA236

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN87LA236)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Related aircraft

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All 38 registered Let BLANIK L-13 aircraft

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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