# N3209F: Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2001-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Let BLANIK L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (registry code 1360306)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G24EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G24EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 026526
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1998
- Last registry action: July 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A371E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Engel Charles L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGEL%20CHARLES%20L)
- Location: [Sturtevant, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Sturtevant)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7044° N, 87.9340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53177, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3209F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3209F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3209F-2001-09-25

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 CHI99LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA220), Jul 9, 1999: Let Blanik L-13 (N3209F), Sylvania, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the misjudged planned approach and the evasive maneuver attempted by the pilot-in-command. A factor was the presence of trees.

## 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 19990708008529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990708008529A), Jul 8, 1999: Let L13BLANIK (N3209F), Sturtevant, WI, Substantial damage. (Tty) student pilot was receiving instruction on a no-flap, no dive brake landing and realized the acft was too fast, and the acft struck 2 trees on the side…

## Other aircraft with N3209F

- [Cancelled 1967-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3209F-1967-09-06): Mooney M20E, S/N 670002, built 1967. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Rea International Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REA%20INTERNATIONAL%20CORP), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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