N431BA2002 Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched7 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Maxwell Afb, AL
- Certificate issued
- Jan 4, 2013
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 3, 2002
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
- Year
- 2002
- Serial number
- 029013
- Aircraft type
- Glider
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A526EF
Engine
- Make and model
- None None
- 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- 2013 – nowCivil Air PatrolMaxwell Afb, AL · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (7)
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.
- Wings · rib · crackedAug 7, 2010
DURING ROUTINE INSP 2 SMALL CRACKS DISCOVERED ON NR 3 RIB UPPER RIB FLANGE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · hinge bracket · crackedFeb 8, 2010
DURING A 100 HR INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INBD ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS. ADDITIONAL CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE ACFT AFTER A FLEET WIDE ONE TIME INSP WAS COMPLETED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bridge · crackedJul 27, 2007
DURING A ROUTINE DYE-PENETRANT INSPECTION ON TG-10B CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED AT SEVERAL WELDS ON THE A741 210N BRIDGE ASSEMBLY. A REPLACEMENT BRIDGE ASSY CANNIBALIZED FROM ANOTHER TG-10B IN AN EFFORT TO PLACE THE FIRST NOTED AIRCRAFT BACK IN SERVICE. AS A PRECAUTIONARY STEP, DECIDED TO DYE-PENETRANT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Structures (general) · bridge · crackedJul 27, 2007
ON JULY 23, 2007 DURING A ROUTINE DYE-PENETRANT INSPECTION ON TG-10B (L-23 SUPER BLANIK, S/N 029013) CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED AT SEVERAL WELDS ON THE A741 210N BRIDGE ASSEMBLY. IT IS A MAINTENANCE MANUAL REQUIREMENT THAT THIS PART BE DYE-PENETRANT INSPECTED EVERY 1000 HOURS. A REPLACEMENT BRIDGE…
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. - Flight controls · control cable · frayedJun 21, 2005
LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER CABLES FOUND FRAYED AT AFT PULLEYS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · ring · missingFeb 21, 2003
ONE TIME FLEET INSPECTION REVEALED SAFETY RING MISSING.ONE OF THREE AIRCRAFT BELIEVED TO HAVE NOT HAD INSTALLED AT FACTORY.INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRODUCE MISSING PART.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026