N420BALet L-23 SUPER BLANIK
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched12 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Maxwell Afb, AL
- Certificate issued
- Dec 5, 2012
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2028
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Let
- Model
- L-23 SUPER BLANIK
- Serial number
- 029007
- Aircraft type
- Glider
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A4FBB9
Engine
- 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- 2012 – nowCivil Air PatrolMaxwell Afb, AL · current
- until 1993Individual ownerRedmond, OR · different airframe: Ashby Dale Lancair 320 S/N 266
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (12)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Flight controls · control stick · obstructedFeb 10, 2011
DURING A LANDING FLARE, THE PILOT NOTICED DIFFICULTY IN MOVING THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD. AFTER A POST FLIGHT INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BONDING STRAP SCREW HAD LOOSENED AND DISLODGED INTO THE CONTROL BRIDGE ASSY, CAUSING BINDING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · cable · frayedJun 28, 2010
FRAYED RUDDER CABLES FOUND DURING 100 HR, 4 INSP. 330.9 SHOULD LAST 1000 HOURS IAW MFG MM. CHRONIC PROBLEM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · hinge bracket · crackedFeb 8, 2010
RT UPPER FWD, DURING A 100 HOUR INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INBD ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS. ADDITIONAL CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE NOTED ACFT AFTER A FLEET WIDE ONE TIME INSP WAS COMPLETED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Flight controls · control cable · frayedSep 9, 2009
RUDDER CABLES FOUND FRAYED, LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. CHRONIC PROBLEM. SHOULD LAST 1000 HOURS ACCORDING TO MFG., L/R CABLES FAILED AT 665.9
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · rivet · shearedSep 9, 2009
RIVET AT SPAR INTER-CONNECT, AFT BULKHEAD AT REAR PORTION OF BATTERY BOX, UPPER LT SIDE, STA 65 (APPROX), RIVET HEAD SHEARED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedMay 2, 2006
FIRST LONGERON (N434BA) WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE ELEVATOR TRIM GUIDE ATTACH POINT, NEAR THE RCP LT RUDDER PEDAL, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS OCCURRED AS RESULT OF QUALITY DEPARTMENT ISSUING A ONE TIME INSPECTION OF ALL MDS. IT LOOKS AS IF THE OPERATOR, IN THE REAR COCKPIT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedMay 2, 2006
FIRST LONGERON (N434BA) WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE ELEVATOR TRIM GUIDE ATTACH POINT, NEAR THE RCP LH RUDDER PEDAL, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS OCCURRED AS RESULT OF QUALITY DEPARTMENT ISSUING A ONE TIME INSPECTION OF ALL MDS. IT LOOKS AS IF THE OPERATOR, IN THE REAR COCKPIT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedMay 2, 2006
FIRST LONGERON (N434BA) WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE ELEVATOR TRIM GUIDE ATTACH POINT, NEAR THE RCP LH RUDDER PEDAL, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS OCCURRED AS RESULT OF QUALITY DEPARTMENT ISSUING A ONE TIME INSPECTION OF ALL MDS. IT LOOKS AS IF THE OPERATOR, IN THE REAR COCKPIT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedMay 2, 2006
FIRST LONGERON (N434BA) WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE ELEVATOR TRIM GUIDE ATTACH POINT, NEAR THE RCP LT RUDDER PEDAL, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS OCCURRED AS RESULT OF QUALITY DEPARTMENT ISSUING A ONE TIME INSPECTION OF ALL MDS. IT LOOKS AS IF THE OPERATOR, IN THE REAR COCKPIT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedMay 2, 2006
FIRST LONGERON (N434BA) WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE ELEVATOR TRIM GUIDE ATTACH POINT, NEAR THE RCP LT RUDDER PEDAL, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS OCCURRED AS RESULT OF QUALITY DEPARTMENT ISSUING A ONE TIME INSPECTION OF ALL MDS. IT LOOKS AS IF THE OPERATOR, IN THE REAR COCKPIT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 12 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026