# N48037: 1975 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2002-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Let BLANIK L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (registry code 1360306)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G24EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G24EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 026022
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1976
- Last registry action: February 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A5EB7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Long Island Soaring Assoc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20ISLAND%20SOARING%20ASSOC%20INC)
- Location: [Merrick, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Merrick)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6623° N, 73.5564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11566, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48037
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48037-2002-04-02

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 NYC00LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA251), Sep 4, 2000: Let Blanik L-13 (N48037), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper weather evaluation and decision to initiate a flight with an approaching rain shower. A factor in this accident was heavy rain, which reduced visibility.
- [NTSB NYC79FHJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ11), May 6, 1979: Blanik L-13 (N48037), Shirley, NY, substantial damage

## 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 20000904043449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000904043449A), Sep 4, 2000: Let L13BLANIK (N48037), Wurtsboro, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) Aero tow launched in glider in advance of fast moving cold front, and released over airport at 2500'. Upon pilot realization of severity of weather he…
- [Accident 19790506010079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506010079A), May 6, 1979: Let L13BLANIK (N48037), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. Glider struck VASI during landing. Instructor and student on board.

## Other aircraft with N48037

- [Cancelled 1955-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48037-1955-11-21): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3985. Owner: [Geo F Strauss Cinder Clock Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEO%20F%20STRAUSS%20CINDER%20CLOCK%20CO%20INC), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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