# N15CB: 1971 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- 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: 174806
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1972
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1988
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A0C80A
- Owners when cancelled: [Masters Earl D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASTERS%20EARL%20D), [Davis James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Whitwall, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Whitwall)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2076° N, 85.5179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37397, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15CB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15CB-2013-08-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL97LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA013), Oct 30, 1996: Let L-13 (N15CB), Benton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the flight crew to maintain altitude/clearance above runway obstacles, and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor. Factors relating to the accident were sunglare on the canopy,…
- [NTSB MIA75DKT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT14), Sep 15, 1974: Let-Np-K L-13 (N15CB), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19961030037039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030037039A), Oct 30, 1996: Let L13BLANIK (N15CB), Benton, TN, Substantial damage. Collided with a tree on short final. CFI and student reported blinded by sun. Displaced thresold not considered. (-23) instructor allowed student to descend…

## Other aircraft with N15CB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15CB): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7635291, built 1976

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