# N53AS: 1977 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2021-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 027057
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1994
- Last registry action: March 27, 2018
- Mode S code: A6AE25
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern California Soaring Assoc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20CALIFORNIA%20SOARING%20ASSOC)
- Location: [Byron, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Byron)
- Physical address: [Brentwood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brentwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8270° N, 121.6297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94514, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53AS-2021-10-30

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 (3)

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 LAX04CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA220), May 24, 2004: Let Blanik L-13 (N53AS), Sparks, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged altitude, distance, and speed, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, resulting in an overshoot of the runway.
- [NTSB LAX91LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA349), Aug 4, 1991: Let L-13 (N53AS), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A HIDDEN DITCH NOT VISIBLE TO THE PILOT DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT PHASE OF A FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB LAX81FVD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD19), Apr 12, 1981: Blanik L-13 (N53AS), Fremont, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20040523007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040523007709A), May 23, 2004: Let L13BLANIK (N53AS), Sparks, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 23, 2004 at approximately 1900 PDT, Mr. Norman j. freitas entered the traffic pattern for runway 3 at air Sailing airport, NV in a blanik L-13,…
- [Accident 19910804061919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804061919A), Aug 4, 1991: Let L13BLANIK (N53AS), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of thermals,began return. Unable. Landed in field with tall weeds and struck a ditch.
- [Accident 19810412018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412018199A), Apr 12, 1981: Let L13BLANIK (N53AS), Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Glider pilot misjudged aproach to runway, impacted embankment short of runway. Possible downdraft in area.

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