Glider

N309BA

1997 Let L-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
978404
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Friends Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1997 Let L-23
Representative photo of a Let L-23. Not a photo of N309BA.
Registration record

N309BA on the FAA register

Type
1997 Let L-23 (FAA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK)
Serial
978404
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Friends Aviation Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2005-04-01
Airworthiness date
1997-07-22
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A340DB
Mode S (octal)
50640333
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N309BA.
  • 1997-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N309BA

N309BA is a 1997 Let L-23 (FAA model L-23 SUPER BLANIK), serial number 978404. The FAA register lists Friends Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2005 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated July 22, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N309BA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N309BA.

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.