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N98KK

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1925 Let BLANIK L-13 · NONE

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Registered owner
Whitcomb Matthew J
Location
Roanoke, VA
Owner type
Individual
Serial number
027155
Year built
1925
Type
Glider
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Experimental, exhibition, racing
Airworthiness date
January 26, 1998
Certificate issued
October 22, 2009
Expires
August 31, 2028
Mode S code
ADA9B6
Let BLANIK L-13Airframe model · 2 seats · 38 registeredTCDS G24EUAirframe · Let BLANIK L-13Engine modelNONE

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 7

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1977In forceSuperseded2026
Superseded and historical ADs · 3
AD 2010-14-15WingsHistoricalEffective Jul 19, 2010 · Replaced by AD 2010-18-05AD 2000-20-11Tail-fuselage HingeHistoricalEffective Nov 27, 2000 · Replaced by AD 2016-11-10AD 99-19-33Elevator Drive BellcrankHistoricalEffective Nov 8, 1999 · Replaced by AD 2016-11-13

Information bulletins that may apply

Advisory, not mandatory.

No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

NTSB MIA99LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOkeechobee, FLThe inadequate visual lookout of the pilot of the Cessna airplane and of the pilot of the glider resulting in the midair collision.Dec 19, 1998 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 19981219039941AFinal Approach · Okeechobee, FLLet blanik L-13 glider was on final approach to rwy 13 when it collided in mid air with N9295H, a Cessna C-172 acft. (.19)on December 19, 1998, about 1311 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N9295H, registered to a private individual, and a Let L-13 glider,…Dec 19, 1998 · Reported as Let L13BLANIK · Minor damage

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N98KKGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Let BLANIK L-13 aircraft

STCs that may be installed · 4

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.