# N260BA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 20, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260BA

## Aircraft that carried N260BA

- [Cancelled 2019-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260BA-2019-03-20): Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, S/N 928010, built 1993. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: Stare Mesto

## NTSB investigations on N260BA (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA566), Sep 30, 2017: Let L 23 Super Blanik (N260BA), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N260BA (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170930014259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170930014259A), Sep 30, 2017: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (N260BA), Hampshire, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot came in for approach to 55LL onto runway 27 from the east and landed long on the runway. In order to avoid collision with an airplane and glider holding…
- [Incident 19791212047139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212047139I), Dec 12, 1979: Cessna 421 (N260BA), Texarkana, AR. Left engine failed, pilot returned landed too long; ran off wet runway. Had broken crank shaft.

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