# N96AS: 1978 Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- 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: 027020
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2006
- Last registry action: June 3, 2019
- Mode S code: AD59DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Dinucci Gino](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DINUCCI%20GINO)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9372° N, 82.7406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33764, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96AS-2023-02-04

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 (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 ATL85FMG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG06), Aug 20, 1985: Let L-13 (N96AS), Chester, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW09), Aug 2, 1978: Let-Np-K L-13 (N96AS), Benton, TN, substantial damage

## 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 19850820043239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850820043239A), Aug 20, 1985: Let L13BLANIK (N96AS), Chester, SC, Substantial damage. Landed in pine trees near end of runway. Misuse of spoilers probably caused landing to be short of runway.
- [Accident 19780802020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802020039A), Aug 2, 1978: Let L13BLANIK (N96AS), Benton, TN, Destroyed. Mistook flap ctl for spoiler. Spoilers not deployed.

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