# N96AS: 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: February 4, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96AS

## Aircraft that carried N96AS

- [Cancelled 2023-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96AS-2023-02-04): Let BLANIK L-13, S/N 027020, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dinucci Gino](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DINUCCI%20GINO), [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)

## NTSB investigations on N96AS (2)

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 ATL85FMG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG06), Aug 20, 1985: Let L-13 (N96AS), Chester, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW09), Aug 2, 1978: Let-Np-K L-13 (N96AS), Benton, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N96AS (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 19850820043239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850820043239A), Aug 20, 1985: Let L13BLANIK (N96AS), Chester, SC, Substantial damage. Landed in pine trees near end of runway. Misuse of spoilers probably caused landing to be short of runway.
- [Accident 19780802020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802020039A), Aug 2, 1978: Let L13BLANIK (N96AS), Benton, TN, Destroyed. Mistook flap ctl for spoiler. Spoilers not deployed.

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