# N99970: Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 2001-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2001
- 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: 026012
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1987
- Last registry action: April 18, 2000
- Mode S code: ADF778
- Owner when cancelled: [Redwing Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REDWING%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [White Bear Lake, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/White%20Bear%20Lake)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0899° N, 93.0040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55110, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=99970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99970-2001-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI95LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA308), Sep 5, 1995: Let L-23 Super Blanik (N99970), White Bear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed retraction of the spoilers. Factors were the excessive sink rate and the power lines.
- [NTSB LAX76DUJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ14), Aug 7, 1975: Blanik L-13 (N99970), Carefree, AZ, 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 19950903030819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903030819A), Sep 3, 1995: Let L13BLANIK (N99970), White Bear Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Struck power lines on approach. Came to rest wing caught by power line. Pilot reported misused spoilers. (-23) during the landing phase to Benson Airport…
- [Accident 19750807025339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750807025339A), Aug 7, 1975: Let L13BLANIK (N99970), Carefree, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd in desert. Misc-unable to locate thermals.

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