# N1142: 1972 Letecke Zavody L-13 BLANIK, registration cancelled 2018-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Letecke Zavody L-13 BLANIK](https://openairdocs.org/model/letecke-zavody-l-13-blanik) (registry code 1360315)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 026315
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 2005
- Certificate issued: July 22, 2008
- Last registry action: October 12, 2011
- Mode S code: A03DAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Cleveland Soaring Society Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEVELAND%20SOARING%20SOCIETY%20INC)
- Location: [Hartville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Hartville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9630° N, 81.3054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44632, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1142
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1142-2018-01-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Letecke Zavody L-13 BLANIK: https://openairdocs.org/model/letecke-zavody-l-13-blanik.md

## 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 CEN10LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA035), Nov 1, 2009: Blanik L-13 (N1142), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper control inputs which resulted in the inadvertent stall of the glider.

## 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 20091101025569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101025569A), Nov 1, 2009: Letecke Zav L-13 BLANIK (N1142), Middlefield Twp, OH, Destroyed. Pilot of tow plane radioed he was having trouble. Student pilot in glider observed smoke coming from the engine of tow plane. Glider PIC stated that they were…

## Other aircraft with N1142

- [Cancelled 1997-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1142-1997-07-24): Dean A Case PITTS SPECIAL, S/N 1114. Owner: [Longdon Russell T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONGDON%20RUSSELL%20T), [Marysville, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Marysville)
- [Cancelled 1931-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1142-1931-01-23): Travel Air Mfg 2000, S/N 212. Owner: [Fedelski Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDELSKI%20CHARLES), [Charlestown, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Charlestown)

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