# N273BA: 1994 Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, registration cancelled 2013-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-blanik) (registry code 1360308)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G60EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G60EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 948118
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1995
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1995
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A2B1BB
- Owners when cancelled: [Davis Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20ROBERT%20L), [Mckinney J Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKINNEY%20J%20MICHAEL), [Atwell Lloyd A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATWELL%20LLOYD%20A)
- Location: [Seymour, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Seymour)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8512° N, 83.7349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37865, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=273BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273BA-2013-11-08

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 L-23 SUPER BLANIK: https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-23-super-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 ERA12CA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA454), Jun 28, 2012: Let L-23 Super Blanik (N273BA), Benton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent extension of the wing airbrakes, which resulted in a loss of lift and subsequent landing prior to the runway.

## 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 20120628016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120628016099A), Jun 28, 2012: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (N273BA), Benton, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot was low and slow on downwind glider landed short of runway in cornfield. Landing was hard damaging landing gear attachment and wings.

## Other aircraft with N273BA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273BA): Icon A5, S/N 00147, built 2022

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