# N23BR: 1994 Let L 33 SOLO, registration cancelled 2013-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Let L 33 SOLO](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo) (registry code 1360309)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G71EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G71EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 940208
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility, glider
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1994
- Certificate issued: August 28, 2006
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A20650
- Owner when cancelled: [Shuffler Charles Ronnie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUFFLER%20CHARLES%20RONNIE)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8486° N, 106.5343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79912, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23BR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23BR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23BR-2013-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 L 33 SOLO: https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo.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 NYC94LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA081), May 15, 1994: Let Super Blanik L-33 (N23BR), New Castle, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS RESULTING IN FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE APPROACH FOR LANDING. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL…

## 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 19940515010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940515010779A), May 15, 1994: Let L13BLANIK (N23BR), New Castle, VA, Substantial damage. On glider tow encountered turbulence. Glider released tow. Tried return high sink. Landed short. Misused spoilers.

## Other aircraft with N23BR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23BR): Beech E18S-9700, S/N BA-159

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