Let BLANIK L-13
N14420 is a Let BLANIK L-13, a glider with no engine, built in 1981. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Flagler Beach, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 9, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated May 29, 1981.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Let
- Model
- BLANIK L-13 · all BLANIK L-13s and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. An all-metal glider. This is how the Let BLANIK L-13 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 175114
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1981
- Cruising speed
- 45 mph
- Transponder code
- A0B443 (octal 50132103)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 9, 2005
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 24, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · May 29, 1981
- FAA region
- SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00261710
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Shugg Gregory G
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 1354 Lambert Ave
Flagler Beach, FL 32136-3011
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N14420 links to the rest of the register
- Let BLANIK L-13 38 registered
- Let 178 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Flagler Beach, FL 15 aircraft registered in this town
- Florida 21,708 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Let BLANIK L-13 10 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Let BLANIK L-13 6 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N14420.json.
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The public federal record on N14420, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Shugg Gregory G, an individual, certificate issued May 9, 2005, expires October 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for glider, dated May 29, 1981, consistent with the 1981 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 175114 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N14420 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: American Eaglecraft EAGLET B-31 (serial 1110, cancelled October 5, 1955). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N14420: Accident on March 13, 2005 at Deland, FL: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 23, 1985 at Gregory, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 29, 1984 at Gregory, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Let Blanik L-13 · operated under 091
The failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed during landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall, undershoot and collision with the ground.
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Aircraft on the NTSB record: Let L-13 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Let L-13 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 11, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 11, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 11, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 11, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data