# N711KR: 1972 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2012-06-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 28, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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: 175127
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1972
- Last registry action: June 27, 2007
- Mode S code: A980B5
- Location: [Lehighton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lehighton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8350° N, 75.6915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18235, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711KR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=711KR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711KR-2012-06-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (4)

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 NYC02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA092), May 5, 2002: Blanik L-13 (N711KR), Saratoga Spring, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider encountering an unanticipated downdraft, which resulted in insufficient altitude to reach a suitable landing area.
- [NTSB SEA91LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA147), Jul 1, 1991: Let L-13 (N711KR), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE APPROACH AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF GLIDER WAS…
- [NTSB LAX84LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA091), Dec 3, 1983: Let L-13 (N711KR), Jacumba, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73AF016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF016), Nov 5, 1972: Blanik L-13 (N711KR), Friendswood, TX, 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 20020505007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020505007469A), May 5, 2002: Let L13BLANIK (N711KR), Saratogasprings, NY, No damage. (-23) Glider was approximately 1,300 AGL, 1.4 miles from the approach end of runway 23, when the glider encountered a massive sink rate of 1,000 feet per…
- [Accident 19910701025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025229A), Jul 1, 1991: Let L13BLANIK (N711KR), Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. Too low on final approach. Landed short of runway and collided with a fence.
- [Accident 19831203059809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831203059809A), Dec 3, 1983: Let L13BLANIK (N711KR), Jacumba, CA, Substantial damage. Glider pilot misjudged winds and glider struck bush short of runway causing crash.

## Other aircraft with N711KR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711KR): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4173, built 2015

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