N48038 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Let BLANIK L-13 built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 17, 2023. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N48038 is reserved by a private party since June 17, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Let BLANIK L-13 cancelled June 17, 2023
- Serial number
- 026047
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- September 13, 2022
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Vestavia, AL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
Fairchild M-62A cancelled October 27, 1948
- Serial number
- T43-5582
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Franklin Airport INC (Corporation)
Toledo, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N48038
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Let BLANIK L-13 · serial 026047
the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning resulting in the glider impacting terrain short of the runway, and the pilot's subsequent abrupt handling of the glider when it became airborne again, which resulted in a hard second landing. A contributing factor was the downdraft weather condition.
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