# N8208: 1970 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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G24EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G24EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 174423
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1973
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1998
- Last registry action: May 2, 2001
- Mode S code: AB344B
- Owner when cancelled: [New Ridge Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20RIDGE%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Montoursville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Montoursville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3116° N, 76.8892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17754, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8208
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8208-2013-05-13

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 (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 MIA85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA030), Nov 10, 1984: Let L-13 (N8208), Homestead, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19841110012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841110012089A), Nov 10, 1984: Let L13BLANIK (N8208), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Heavy sink rate encountered after turning base. Could not make runway. Landed in orchard.

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