# N381BA: 2001 Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK, registration cancelled 2020-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2020
- 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: 018801
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 2001
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2001
- Last registry action: August 8, 2016
- Mode S code: A45F1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N381BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=381BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N381BA-2020-05-01

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 (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 GAA15CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA028), Mar 29, 2015: Let L23 - NO Series (N381BA), Los Alamitos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent deployment of the air brakes during initial climb, resulting in a loss of lift. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to identify and remediate the cause.
- [NTSB LAX06TA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06TA234), Jul 11, 2006: Let Super Blanik L-23 (N381BA), Los Alamitos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the winch operator to maintain an adequate winch tow speed, resulting in a stall and hard landing.

## 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.

- [Accident 20150329005289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150329005289A), Mar 29, 2015: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK (N381BA), Los Alamitos, CA, Substantial damage. During take off using normal aerotow operations on runway 22R at approximately 150 to 200 AGL tow aircraft waved wings signalling immediate release. Pilot of…
- [Accident 20060711030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060711030339A), Jul 11, 2006: Let L23SUPERBLAN (N381BA), Los Alamitos, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 11, 2006, about 1500 pacific daylight time, a blanik L23, N381BA, collided with terrain during takeoff from the us army airfield at Los Alamitos,…

## Other aircraft with N381BA

- [Cancelled 1990-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N381BA-1990-09-12): Fairchild F-27J, S/N 115. Exported to Germany

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