# N61BR: 1999 Let L 33 SOLO

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Let L 33 SOLO](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo) (registry code 1360309, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G71EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G71EU) (Blanik Aircraft CZ s.r.o.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 990505
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 1999
- Certificate issued: April 13, 2011
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A7EC8E
- Registered owner: [Bryant Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYANT%20THOMAS%20A)
- Location: [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4815° N, 84.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32308, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61BR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61BR

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Let L 33 SOLO)

- [AD 99-14-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/99-14-02): Main Wing Attachment and Wing Spar Root Pins · BLANIK L33 SOLO. Effective Aug 17, 1999

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N61BR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Incident 20040822019109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040822019109I), Aug 22, 2004: Let L33SOLO (N61BR), Bardstown, KY, Minor damage. (-23) During glider tow operations the canopy of the glider blew open. The pilot attempted to close the canopy but could not latch it and was forced to hold…

## Reports on N61BR not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N61BR, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19850807045339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850807045339I), Aug 7, 1985: Cessna 421C (N61BR), Evansville, IN. Lost directional and departed runway after touchdown. Right flap down cable broken allowing retraction of flap.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (2)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Let L 33 SOLO)

- [STC SG03715NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03715NY): Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SG04702NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG04702NY): Installation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH

## Earlier aircraft with N61BR

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N61BR before.

- [Cancelled 1996-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61BR-1996-09-16): Beeler Richard D JR B8M, S/N 001. Owner: [Beeler Richard D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEELER%20RICHARD%20D%20JR), [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)

## Related

- Other Let L 33 SOLO aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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