# N3462: 1969 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2013-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Let BLANIK L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (registry code 1360306)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G24EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G24EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 173920
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1973
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1983
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A3D636
- Owners when cancelled: [Barowski John P Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAROWSKI%20JOHN%20P%20SR), [Barowski John P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAROWSKI%20JOHN%20P%20JR)
- Location: [Downers Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Downers%20Grove)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7613° N, 88.0134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60516, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3462
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3462
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3462-2013-04-16

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 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 CHI81DEC41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC41), Aug 19, 1981: Blanik L-13 (N3462), Oxford, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19810819050639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819050639A), Aug 19, 1981: Let L13BLANIK (N3462), Oxford, MI, Substantial damage. Simulated wire break on winch tow. Caught wire after release. Glider rotated around wire to grund impact.

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