# N90865: Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 1999-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Let BLANIK L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/let-blanik-l-13) (registry code 1360306)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G24EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G24EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 025726
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1996
- Last registry action: August 17, 1999
- Mode S code: AC902C
- Owner when cancelled: [Olympic Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLYMPIC%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Shelton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Shelton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2392° N, 123.1521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98584, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90865
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90865
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90865-1999-10-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SEA96FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA186), Aug 11, 1996: Let L-13 (N90865), Shelton, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the operator to provide its pilots with information essential for an accurate determination of the glider's weight and balance, the resultant operation of the glider with a…

## 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 19960810022099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022099A), Aug 10, 1996: Let L13BLANIK (N90865), Shelton, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.4) After receiving a glider certification on 7/24/96, the pilot (plt) logged about 2.1 hrs in a Let L-13 glider, before flying it solo. The initial solo was…
- [Incident 19790224007579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224007579I), Feb 24, 1979: Let L13BLANIK (N90865), Llano, CA, Minor damage. Glider wing hit two metal poles while turning coasting off runway

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