# N3458: Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 1992-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 1992
- 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: 174216
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1989
- Last registry action: September 21, 1992
- Mode S code: A3D351
- Owner when cancelled: [Gibbs Robin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBBS%20ROBIN%20M)
- Location: [Buena Vista, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Buena%20Vista)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9512° N, 106.3667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81211, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3458
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3458
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3458-1992-10-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN89LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA210), Sep 16, 1989: Let L-13 (N3458), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A PREMATURE RELEASE OF THE GLIDER TOW LINE BY THE GLIDER PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.
- [NTSB DEN77FTE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE33), Apr 9, 1977: Blanik L-13 (N3458), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19890915037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915037729A), Sep 15, 1989: Let L13BLANIK (N3458), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Steep turn after tow release at 300 feet. Stalled,dived to ground impact. Possible tried to recover but hit dirt bank
- [Incident 19890611034999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611034999I), Jun 11, 1989: Let L13BLANIK (N3458), Crawford, CO, Minor damage. During winch launch right hook tore off causing glider to be pulled off runway. Horizontal stabilizer hit bush.
- [Accident 19770409007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409007169A), Apr 9, 1977: Let L13BLANIK (N3458), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3458

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3458): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 4294, built 2008

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