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Let L 33

40 on the U.S. register. Built from 1993 to 2001; half of them date from 1996 or earlier. Nevada has the most (5). 42% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Let L 33
Photo: Kunszabo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Let L-33 Solo on Wikipedia

About the L 33 from the FAA's model table

Type
Glider · Gliders
Power
None
Common engines
None None (37), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (3)
Seats
1
Built of
aluminium · An all-metal glider.
Maker on the register
Let
Registered
earliest certificate September 6, 1995; newest August 19, 2026

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual2358%
Corporation1538%
Partnership12%
LLC12%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
L 33 SOLO401993 to 2001100.0%

When they were built by decade · 9 with no year on file

0613202626199052000
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
199026
20005

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20101
20113
20141
20162
20172
20182
20191
20201
20211
20237
20242
20254
20262

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid40100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard3998%
Experimental12%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Nevada Soaring Association INC2American Flight Museum2Soaring Thunderbirds INC1Soaring Club of Houston INC1Sierra Fliers LLC1Mit Soaring Association INC1Las Vegas Valley Soaring Association INC1Iroquois Soaring Association1Illini Glider Club1Hood River Soaring INC1Friends Aviation INC1Frecker George e1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Nevada Soaring Association INC2
American Flight Museum2
Soaring Thunderbirds INC1
Soaring Club of Houston INC1
Sierra Fliers LLC1
Mit Soaring Association INC1
Las Vegas Valley Soaring Association INC1
Iroquois Soaring Association1
Illini Glider Club1
Hood River Soaring INC1
Friends Aviation INC1
Frecker George e1

Fleet pages: Nevada Soaring Association INC · American Flight Museum · Soaring Club of Houston INC · Hood River Soaring INC · Friends Aviation INC

Accident history NTSB records · 8 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

2024-09-01CEN24LA331 · L 33 SOLO N133LB · accident near Kingman, KS · no injuries
2020-05-11WPR20CA151 · L 33 SOLO N355BA · accident near Arlington, WA · no injuries
2011-08-17ERA11CA465 · L 33 SOLO N388BA · accident near Wakefield, VA · no injuries
2011-05-22WPR11CA231 · L 33 SOLO N278BA · accident near Sparks, NV · no injuries
2011-04-10ERA11LA234 · L 33 SOLO N286BA · accident near New Castle, VA · 1 killed
2010-08-06WPR10CA389 · L 33 SOLO N315BA · accident near Adelanto, CA · no injuries
2005-07-28CHI05CA255 · L 33 Solo N93205 · accident near Stanton, MN · no injuries
2000-05-24NYC00LA147 · L 33 SOLO N5711 · accident near Waynesville, OH · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 8 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 33 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

40 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Let L 33s?

Nevada, with 5.

Who owns the Let L 33?

42% 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 33s on the register built?

Between 1993 and 2001; half of them in 1996 or earlier.

How many Let L 33 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

8 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Let L 33 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 33 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 (G71EU, held by Blanik Aircraft Cz S.R.O.). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. 4 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GMBH.

FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first

1999-08-1799-14-02 · Main Wing Attachment and Wing Spar Root Pins · airframe structure

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Airframe structure1100%

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

2024-05-17SA4503NM (PAGE 1) · Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering
2022-02-10SG03715NY · Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System
2022-02-08SG04702NY · Installation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating System
2011-02-25SA4503NM (Page 1) · Install Ceconite covering material.

Certificates and bulletins

G71EUType certificate held by Blanik Aircraft Cz S.R.O. · 1 model listed · revised July 18, 2022

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 33 links to the rest of the register

Design
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/let/l-33.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 40

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N279BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Nevada Soaring Association INC
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2026-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N133LB Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2026-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Las Vegas Valley Soaring Association INC
Jean, Nevada
Standard 2025-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N284BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2025-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Nevada Soaring Association INC
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2025-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321KV Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N261BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Illini Glider Club
Danville, Illinois
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39BG Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2024-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N304BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407BA Let
L 33 SOLO
American Flight Museum
Topeka, Kansas
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N289BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Mit Soaring Association INC
Sterling, Massachusetts
Standard 2023-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N446BA Let
L 33 SOLO
American Flight Museum
Topeka, Kansas
Standard 2023-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N287BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16XF Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N308BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Frecker George e
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N405BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N277BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2020-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49SC Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N558TF Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N494SW Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2018-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120MW Let
L 33 SOLO
Hood River Soaring INC
Hood River, Oregon
Standard 2017-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3306 Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2017-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201J Let
L 33 SOLO
Soaring Thunderbirds INC
Canton, Ohio
Standard 2016-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N305BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2016-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N375BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2014-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N291BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Sierra Fliers LLC
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2011-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61BR Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204MD Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2011-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N509SK Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2010-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N359BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Cascade Soaring Society INC
East Wenatchee, Washington
Standard 2009-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N379BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Evergreen Soaring INC
Lynnwood, Washington
Standard 2009-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3302L Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2009-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Iroquois Soaring Association
Rome, New York
Standard 2008-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N330BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Friends Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93205 Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2006-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N290BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2001-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N376BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2000-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N353BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Soaring Club of Houston INC
Waller, Texas
Standard 1999-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N319BA Let
L 33 SOLO
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1997-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38BR Let
L 33 SOLO
Blue Ridge Soaring Society
New Castle, Virginia
Standard 1995-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes