# N68PE: Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2018-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2018
- 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: 173160
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1986
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2006
- Last registry action: June 17, 2012
- Mode S code: A90228
- Owners when cancelled: [Seelbinder Norman W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEELBINDER%20NORMAN%20W), [Walker Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20GARY%20L), [Kaz Water V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAZ%20WATER%20V), [Roell Francis G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROELL%20FRANCIS%20G)
- Location: [Ransomville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Ransomville)
- Physical address: [Youngstown, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Youngstown)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2386° N, 78.8998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14131, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68PE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68PE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PE-2018-02-16

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 (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 MIA87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA108), Mar 14, 1987: Let L-13 (N68PE), Brooksville, FL, 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.

- [Incident 19900314027359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900314027359I), Mar 14, 1990: Let L13BLANIK (N68PE), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Glider too FAR from runway on final, landed off field. Ground looped into water.
- [Accident 19870314005989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870314005989A), Mar 14, 1987: Let L13BLANIK (N68PE), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. The glider overshot the runway and hit a fence. The uncertificated Pilot confused the flaps with the spoiler handle

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