# N2973: 1972 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2019-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2019
- 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: 175223
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1972
- Certificate issued: December 31, 2003
- Last registry action: October 28, 2015
- Mode S code: A3123C
- Owner when cancelled: [Harrington Paul Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRINGTON%20PAUL%20JR)
- Location: [Calvert City, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Calvert%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0120° N, 88.3845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42029, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2973-2019-07-16

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 (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 CHI77DET14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET14), May 15, 1977: Let-Np-K L-13 (N2973), Kendallville, IN, 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.

- [Incident 19990904029479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990904029479I), Sep 4, 1999: Let L13BLANIK (N2973), Wadsworth, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Departing on runway 28 at Wadsworth muni airport (3G3) during a routine glider tow, the tow plane N8996S was not producing full power and after reaching…
- [Accident 19770515012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515012269A), May 15, 1977: Let L13BLANIK (N2973), Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Released frm tow plane,too slow. Spoilers used drg tkof & ldg.

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