Glider

N271BA

1994 Let L-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
948112
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Greater Houston Soaring Association (Corporation)
Based
Needville, TX
1994 Let L-23
Representative photo of a Let L-23. Not a photo of N271BA.
Registration record

N271BA on the FAA register

Type
1994 Let L-23 (FAA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK)
Serial
948112
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Greater Houston Soaring Association
Needville, TX
Certificate issued
2004-10-13
Airworthiness date
1994-06-17
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A2AA4D
Mode S (octal)
50525115
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N271BA.
  • 1994-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N271BA

N271BA is a 1994 Let L-23 (FAA model L-23 SUPER BLANIK), serial number 948112. The FAA register lists Greater Houston Soaring Association as the registrant in Needville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated June 17, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N271BA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N271BA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.