# N9297Z: 1975 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2004-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 026505
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1982
- Last registry action: January 20, 2004
- Mode S code: ACE2FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Vultures Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VULTURES%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Lake Orion, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lake%20Orion)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7824° N, 83.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48362, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9297Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9297Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9297Z-2004-03-31

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 (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 CHI01LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA277), Aug 4, 2001: Blanik L-13 (N9297Z), Marlette, MI, minor damage. Probable cause: Ground crew personnel improperly connected the tow winch cable prior to takeoff which resulted in one side of the winch cable coming disconnected. Factors associated with the accident were the ditch…
- [NTSB CHI90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA140), May 26, 1990: Let L-13 (N9297Z), Oxford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE GLIDER PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLL. THE POORLY EXECUTED APPROACH TO LANDING, AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN…

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20010804026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804026139A), Aug 4, 2001: N9297Z, Marlette, MI, No damage. (.19) On August 4, 2001, at 1515 eastern daylight time, a blanik L-13 glider, N9297Z, collided with a tree during an initial takeoff run at the Marlette…
- [Incident 19940806047669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940806047669I), Aug 6, 1994: Let L13BLANIK (N9297Z), Fowlerville, MI, Minor damage. Losing altitude. Tried for Fowlerville but had to land short in cornfield. Failed to obtain any thermals.
- [Incident 19930418016169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930418016169I), Apr 18, 1993: Let L13BLANIK (N9297Z), Richmond, MI. Student pilot landed at an off airport site on solo flight. Cause of landing not stated.
- [Accident 19900526017879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017879A), May 26, 1990: Let L13BLANIK (N9297Z), Oxford, MI, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast on rough glider strip bounced and ground looped. Spoilers not used.

## Other aircraft with N9297Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9297Z): Buckeye DREAM MACHINE, S/N 3692

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.