# N48038: 1975 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2023-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 026047
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1975
- Last registry action: September 13, 2022
- Mode S code: A5EB7B
- Location: [Vestavia, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Vestavia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4410° N, 86.7415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35243, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48038
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48038-2023-06-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 DEN02LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA095), Jul 23, 2002: Let Blanik L-13 (N48038), Lehi, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning resulting in the glider impacting terrain short of the runway, and the pilot's subsequent abrupt handling of the glider when it became airborne again, which…

## 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 20020723019949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020723019949A), Jul 23, 2002: Let L13BLANIK (N48038), Lehi, UT, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 23, 2002, at approximately 1500 mountain daylight time, a Let blanik L-13 glider, N48038, was destroyed when it impacted a dirt berm during an…

## Other aircraft with N48038

- [Cancelled 1948-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48038-1948-10-27): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5582. Owner: [Franklin Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANKLIN%20AIRPORT%20INC), [Toledo, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Toledo)

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