Let L-23
83 on the U.S. register. Built from 1990 to 2006; half of them date from 1997 or earlier. Alabama has the most (32). 88% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the L-23 from the FAA's model table
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 63 | 76% |
| Individual | 10 | 12% |
| LLC | 7 | 8% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 3 | 4% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-23 SUPER BLANIK | 83 | 1990 to 2006 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 13 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 81 | 98% |
| Sale reported | 2 | 2% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 74 | 89% |
| None on file | 7 | 8% |
| Experimental | 2 | 2% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Civil Air Patrol INC | 16 |
| Civil Air Patrol | 15 |
| Seminole Flying & Soaring INC | 3 |
| Greater Houston Soaring Association | 3 |
| Willamette Valley Soaring Club | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC | 2 |
| N305Mg LLC | 2 |
| Evergreen Soaring INC | 2 |
| Willamette Valley Soaring Club INC | 1 |
| White Sands Soaring Association INC | 1 |
| Unusual Attitudes INC | 1 |
| Tcoag1 LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Civil Air Patrol INC · Civil Air Patrol · Seminole Flying & Soaring INC · Greater Houston Soaring Association · Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC · Evergreen Soaring INC
Accident history NTSB records · 13 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 8 most recent of 13 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Let L-23 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
83 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Let L-23s?
Alabama, with 32.
Who owns the Let L-23?
88% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Let L-23s on the register built?
Between 1990 and 2006; half of them in 1997 or earlier.
How many Let L-23 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
13 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Let L-23 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. An all-metal glider. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Let L-23 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. An all-metal glider. The design is held under 1 type certificate (G60EU, held by Blanik Aircraft Cz S.R.O.). The FAA has issued 6 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about flight controls. Operators and repair shops have filed 69 failure reports with the FAA since 2003, 62 of them in the last ten years: about 9.3 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 4 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GMBH.
FAA orders 6 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 4 | 67% |
| Airframe structure | 1 | 17% |
| Engine | 1 | 17% |
Failure reports 69 since 2003 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 03 | 5 |
| 04 | 2 |
| 05 | 13 |
| 06 | 16 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 09 | 6 |
| 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 41 | 59% |
| Flight controls | 25 | 36% |
| Landing gear | 2 | 3% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 1 | 1% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Control Cable | 21 |
| Longeron | 15 |
| Rib | 9 |
| Hinge | 5 |
| Hinge Bracket | 3 |
| Bridge | 2 |
| Ring | 2 |
| Bracket | 1 |
| Cable | 1 |
| Control Stick | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved modifications 4 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the L-23 links to the rest of the register
- Let 178 aircraft on the register
- Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK 83 registered
- Built of aluminium · An all-metal glider.
- Alabama 32 of these aircraft
- Florida 9 of these aircraft
- Texas 5 of these aircraft
- Washington 4 of these aircraft
- Oregon 4 of these aircraft
- Civil Air Patrol INC 16 of these aircraft
- Civil Air Patrol 15 of these aircraft
- Seminole Flying & Soaring INC 3 of these aircraft
- Greater Houston Soaring Association 3 of these aircraft
- Willamette Valley Soaring Club 2 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the L-23 13 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 4 filings · 4 bill of sale
- FAA orders naming the L-23 6 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the L-23 69 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the L-23 4 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/let/l-23.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 83
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N341BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N304MG | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Unusual Attitudes INC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911H | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2025-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Seminole Flying & Soaring INC Clermont, Florida |
Experimental | 2025-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N389BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N267BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Tcoag1 LLC Maple Park, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8023 | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
N305Mg LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N979AS | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Steamboat Springs Soaring Association INC Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
None on file | 2023-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N393BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
North Florida Soaring Society INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N912B | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Brokenstraw Flyers Pittsfield, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118BB | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Franconia Soaring Association Franconia, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N325JH | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2022-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Las Vegas Valley Soaring Association INC Jean, Nevada |
Standard | 2022-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305MG | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
N305Mg LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N270BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41BW | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Central Ms Soaring Society LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290SB | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Seminole Flying & Soaring INC Clermont, Florida |
Standard | 2020-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N914B | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Puget Sound Soaring Association Enumclaw, Washington |
Standard | 2020-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N262BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
L23 LLC Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N922SB | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Willamette Valley Soaring Club INC Cornelius, Oregon |
Standard | 2016-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N809S | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Piedmont Soaring Society Winston Salem, North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N383BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC Zephyrhills, Florida |
Standard | 2015-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N830SB | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
High Flights Soaring Club Peyton, Colorado |
Standard | 2015-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Post Mills Soaring Club Lyme, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2015-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N293BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Central Alabama Soaring Association Birmingham, Alabama |
Standard | 2014-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N806S | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Fun Country Soaring INC Valley City, Ohio |
Standard | 2014-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N276BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2013-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N428BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2013-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N431BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2013-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N430BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2013-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N434BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N420BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
None on file | 2012-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
None on file | 2012-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N433BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N437BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N438BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101LE | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Logan Air Services LLC Logan, Utah |
Standard | 2012-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N294BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Brandywine Soaring Assoc Hockessin, Delaware |
Standard | 2012-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106LW | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Cross Counrty Soaring LLC Brookfield, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2012-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N258BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Omaha Soaring Club INC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2012-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915SB | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC Zephyrhills, Florida |
Standard | 2011-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323SB | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Red Wing Soaring Assoc Osceola, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2011-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N256BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Willamette Valley Soaring Club Cornelius, Oregon |
Standard | 2009-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Evergreen Soaring INC Lynnwood, Washington |
Standard | 2009-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N265BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Evergreen Soaring INC Lynnwood, Washington |
Standard | 2009-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816S | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Seminole Flying & Soaring INC Clermont, Florida |
Standard | 2008-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6289 | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
White Sands Soaring Association INC Alamogordo, New Mexico |
None on file | 2008-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N251BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Willamette Valley Soaring Club Cornelius, Oregon |
Standard | 2007-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N470BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2006-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235ST | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Greater Houston Soaring Association Needville, Texas |
None on file | 2006-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N309BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Friends Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2005-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N335BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
None on file | 2005-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5537 | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2004-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N274BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Greater Houston Soaring Association Needville, Texas |
Standard | 2004-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N271BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Greater Houston Soaring Association Needville, Texas |
Standard | 2004-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N455BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Soaring Club of Houston Waller, Texas |
Standard | 2004-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N802S | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Sierra Soaring Club Ridgecrest, California |
Standard | 2003-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N443BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2002-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2002-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N394BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2002-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N387BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2001-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N259BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Black Forest Soaring Society INC Monument, Colorado |
Standard | 2001-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N371BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
None on file | 2000-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N367BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2000-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N373BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Greater Boston Soring Club Sterling, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2000-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N366BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2000-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N372BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Soaring Thunderbirds INC Canton, Ohio |
Standard | 2000-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N364BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2000-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N363BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2000-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N362BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2000-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N361BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2000-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400AZ | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2000-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N360BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 1999-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N358BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 1999-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 1999-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N352BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 1999-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N306BA | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 1997-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10BR | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N231LS | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes |
