# N65378: 1976 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2013-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2013
- 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: 026634
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1976
- Last registry action: April 11, 2000
- Mode S code: A89B4D
- Location: [Salida, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Salida)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5555° N, 106.1075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81201, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65378
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65378-2013-02-13

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 FTW97LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA256), Jul 4, 1997: Let Blanik L-13 (N65378), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight planning in that he allowed the glider to descend to too low an altitude and stray too far from the airport, exceeding the aircraft's glide capabilities. A factor was…
- [NTSB SEA78DYA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYA09), Jun 1, 1978: Let-Np-K L-13 (N65378), Driggs, ID, 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 19970705016979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705016979A), Jul 5, 1997: N65378, Pagosa Springs, CO, Destroyed. Unable to reach airport, attempted to land, hit sloped embankment, bounced three times, came to rest on road.
- [Accident 19780601011379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601011379A), Jun 1, 1978: Let L13BLANIK (N65378), Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. Encntrd downdrafts. Hit boundary fence.

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