# N38924: 1972 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2017-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 2017
- 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: 025319
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic, glider
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 9, 1977
- Last registry action: February 5, 2000
- Mode S code: A47F74
- Owner when cancelled: [Denver Soaring Council Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENVER%20SOARING%20COUNCIL%20INC)
- Location: [Littleton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Littleton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6104° N, 104.9538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80121, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38924
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38924
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38924-2017-06-22

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 (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 FTW95LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA405), Sep 24, 1995: Let Blanik L-13 (N38924), Como, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWING THE GLIDER TO DEVELOP AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE. A FACTOR WAS THE PREMATURE AND AUTOMATIC DISENGAGEMENT OF THE WINCH-TOW SYSTEM.
- [NTSB DEN87LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA236), Sep 5, 1987: Let L-13 (N38924), Buena Vista, CO, 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 19950926048719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950926048719A), Sep 26, 1995: Let L13BLANIK (N38924), Como, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) While being towed by groound stationary winch at approximately 50'AGL, the winch cable became slack and the aircraft harness was prematurely released.…

## Other aircraft with N38924

- [Cancelled 1953-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38924-1953-02-11): Monocoupe 90AF, S/N A-847, built 1942. Owner: [Hall Wes](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20WES), [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)

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