# N90846: 1973 Let BLANIK L-13 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Let BLANIK L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (registry code 1360306, 2 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS G24EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G24EU) (Blanik Aircraft CZ s.r.o.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 025702 - Year built: 1973 - Type: Glider - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, glider - Airworthiness date: December 3, 1973 - Certificate issued: November 18, 2025 - Expires: November 30, 2032 - Mode S code: AC8FE7 - Registered owner: [Minden Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINDEN%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC) - Location: [Minden, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Minden) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 38.9971° N, 119.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89423, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90846 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90846 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): 7 in force ### Matched by airframe (Let BLANIK L-13) - [AD 2016-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-11-13): Flight Controls · BLANIK Blanik L-13 and Blanik L-13 AC. Effective Jul 14, 2016 - [AD 2016-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-11-10): Fuselage · BLANIK Blanik L-13 and Blanik L-13 AC. Effective Jul 8, 2016 - [AD 2010-18-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2010-18-05): Wings · BLANIK Blanik L-13. Effective Aug 30, 2010 - [AD 2007-25-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2007-25-01): forward and aft control sticks · BLANIK Blanik L-13. Effective Jan 7, 2008 - [AD 78-23-14 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-23-14-R1): Tow Release System · BLANIK Blanik L-13 and Blanik L-13 AC. Effective Aug 17, 1984 - [AD 80-16-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-16-03): Horizontal Stabilizer · BLANIK Blanik L-13 and Blanik L-13 AC. Effective Aug 11, 1980 - [AD 77-15-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/77-15-05): Fin Top Ribs · BLANIK Blanik L-13 and Blanik L-13 AC. Effective Aug 4, 1977 ### Matched by engine (NONE) None in force. ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2010-14-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2010-14-15) (historical): Wings · Aircraft Industries a.s. Blanik L-13. Effective Jul 19, 2010 - [AD 2000-20-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2000-20-11) (historical): Tail-fuselage Hinge · Aircraft Industries a.s. Blanik L-13. Effective Nov 27, 2000 - [AD 99-19-33](https://openairdocs.org/ad/99-19-33) (historical): Elevator Drive Bellcrank · Aircraft Industries a.s. Blanik L-13. Effective Nov 8, 1999 ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (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 SEA77DYK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK19), Jul 22, 1977: Blanik L-13 (N90846), Sisters, OR, substantial damage ## 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. - [Accident 19770722019339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722019339A), Jul 22, 1977: Let L13BLANIK (N90846), Sisters, OR, Substantial damage. Started l of centerline. Left crosswind. Relied on wing runner to avoid acft. Drifted l into 2 acft. ## 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) (4) 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 BLANIK L-13) - [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 - [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc - [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc ## Earlier aircraft with N90846 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N90846 before. - [Cancelled 1953-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90846-1953-02-20): Convair 240, S/N 95. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver) ## Related - Other Let BLANIK L-13 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.