# N12YA: 1972 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2012-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Let BLANIK L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (registry code 1360306)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G24EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G24EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 025321
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1973
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1993
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A05380
- Owner when cancelled: [Sky Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Streamwood, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Streamwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0206° N, 88.1778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60107, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12YA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12YA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12YA-2012-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Let BLANIK L-13: https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI06CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA252), Sep 2, 2006: Let Blanik L-13 (N12YA), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate approach for landing and his failure to attain a proper descent rate.
- [NTSB NYC73FNA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA48), May 12, 1973: Blanik L-13 (N12YA), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20060902026529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060902026529A), Sep 2, 2006: Let L13BLANIK (N12YA), Union, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Entered downwind at 800' agl-noticed abnormal sink rate 10 seconds after turning downwind-choose to "cut it short" with a displaced base leg half way…
- [Accident 19730512013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512013849A), May 12, 1973: Let L13BLANIK (N12YA), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. Acft ops manual-best glide speed 47MPH.strong wind nml or hvy sink,add wind speed to glide speed.

## Other aircraft with N12YA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12YA): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, S/N 65103, built 2018

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