# N90870: 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 7, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90870

## Aircraft that carried N90870

- [Cancelled 2018-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90870-2018-03-07): Let BLANIK L-13, S/N 025801, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Finger Lakes Soaring Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINGER%20LAKES%20SOARING%20CLUB), [Dansville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Dansville)

## NTSB investigations on N90870 (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 NYC08LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA168), Apr 19, 2008: Let Blanik L-13 (N90870), Dansville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper glide path and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the encountered headwind.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N90870 (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 20080419843119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419843119A), Apr 19, 2008: Let L13BLANIK (N90870), Dansville, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) The second pilot, [privacy data omitted] was flying the glider. After an aero-tow, pilot attempted to find thermal activity south of airport. Very little…

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