# N781BA: Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- 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: 025618
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, glider
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1996
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: AA9457
- Owner when cancelled: [Alpha Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPHA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7158° N, 122.2137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=781BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781BA-2013-05-13

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 (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 CHI91LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA231), Jul 26, 1991: Let L-13 (N781BA), Gregory, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A COLLISION WITH WIRES AFTER THE GLIDER OVERSHOT THE LANDING AREA DUE TO INADVERTENT LOWERING OF THE FLAPS AND NO USE OF SPOILERS.

## 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 19910726030209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910726030209A), Jul 26, 1991: Let L13BLANIK (N781BA), Gregory, MI, Substantial damage. High on final used flaps instead of spoilers. Overflew runway,struck wires and crashed off departure end.

## Other aircraft with N781BA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781BA): Boeing Company The 767-2C, S/N 41859

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