# N90870: 1974 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- 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: 025801
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1974
- Certificate issued: December 20, 2004
- Last registry action: March 24, 2013
- Mode S code: AC904A
- Owner when cancelled: [Finger Lakes Soaring Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINGER%20LAKES%20SOARING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Dansville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Dansville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5701° N, 77.7338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14437, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90870
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90870-2018-03-07

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 NYC08LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA168), Apr 19, 2008: Let Blanik L-13 (N90870), Dansville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper glide path and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the encountered headwind.

## 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 20080419843119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419843119A), Apr 19, 2008: Let L13BLANIK (N90870), Dansville, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) The second pilot, [privacy data omitted] was flying the glider. After an aero-tow, pilot attempted to find thermal activity south of airport. Very little…

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