# N388BA: 2001 Let L 33 SOLO, registration cancelled 2013-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Let L 33 SOLO](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo) (registry code 1360309)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G71EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G71EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 010514
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 2001
- Last registry action: January 27, 2012
- Mode S code: A4791C
- Location: [Monongahela, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Monongahela)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1912° N, 79.9225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15063, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N388BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=388BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388BA-2013-08-14

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 33 SOLO: https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo.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 ERA11CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA465), Aug 17, 2011: Let L 33 Solo (N388BA), Wakefield, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, resulting in an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB NYC02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA027), Oct 3, 2001: Let Blanik L 33 Solo (N388BA), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loose battery charger becoming entangled in the rudder pedals during a spin recovery, and a subsequent overstress of the glider.…

## 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 20110817019129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817019129A), Aug 17, 2011: Let L 33 SOLO (N388BA), Wakefield, VA, Substantial damage. The glider pilot could not maintain altitude due to "sink" in the area. He elected to land in a bean field. Upon touchdown, the left wing contacted the bean…
- [Accident 20011003031879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011003031879A), Oct 3, 2001: Let L33SOLO (N388BA), Windsor, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 3, 2001, about 1300L, N388BA, a Let-L33 solo glider was spinning down from 4000' when a small battery charger, a foreign object, that was left…

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