# N90861: Let L-13 BLANIK, registration cancelled 1993-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Let L-13 BLANIK](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-13-blanik) (registry code 1360305)
- Serial number: 025722
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1990
- Mode S code: AC9028
- Owner when cancelled: [Precision Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRECISION%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [New Smyrna Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/New%20Smyrna%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90861
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90861
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90861-1993-11-18

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 L-13 BLANIK: https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-13-blanik.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 MIA92LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA191), Sep 26, 1992: Let L-13 (N90861), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE DOWNDRAFT WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
- [NTSB NYC78FHA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA39), Sep 23, 1978: Blanik L-3 (N90861), Pittstown, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19920926038849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038849A), Sep 26, 1992: Let L13BLANIK (N90861), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Downdraft on final. Struck trees and crashed.
- [Accident 19780923029549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923029549A), Sep 23, 1978: Let L13BLANIK (N90861), Pittstown, PA, Substantial damage. During glider tow,the glider was rel at 150 ft. the glider contd cing rt turn. Stall spin.

## Other aircraft with N90861

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90861): Aerostar International RX-7, S/N RX7-3324, built 1997
- [Cancelled 1948-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90861-1948-05-03): Douglas C54A-DC, S/N 3065. Exported to Netherlands. Owner: [Santa Fe Skyway Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANTA%20FE%20SKYWAY%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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