# N9997Q: Let BLANIK L-13, registration cancelled 1992-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 1992
- 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: 026010
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1985
- Last registry action: November 18, 1991
- Mode S code: ADF76E
- Owner when cancelled: [Caprock Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPROCK%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4400° N, 101.8555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79423, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9997Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9997Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9997Q-1992-01-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW87LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA199), Aug 16, 1987: Let L-13 (N9997Q), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19870816045699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816045699A), Aug 16, 1987: Let L13BLANIK (N9997Q), Littlefield, TX, Substantial damage. Activated flaps instead of spoilers on approach. Too high began a turn to lose altitude and stalled the glider.

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