N381BA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 1, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK cancelled May 1, 2020
- Serial number
- 018801
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 7, 2001
- Last FAA action
- August 8, 2016
- Last owner
- Civil Air Patrol INC (Corporation)
Maxwell Afb, AL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Fairchild F-27J cancelled September 12, 1990
- Serial number
- 115
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N381BA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Let L23 - NO SERIES · serial 018801
The inadvertent deployment of the air brakes during initial climb, resulting in a loss of lift. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to identify and remediate the cause.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Let SUPER BLANIK L-23 · serial 018801
failure of the winch operator to maintain an adequate winch tow speed, resulting in a stall and hard landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site