Glider

N316BA

1999 Let L-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
998416
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brandywine Soaring Assoc (Corporation)
Based
Hockessin, DE
1999 Let L-23
Representative photo of a Let L-23. Not a photo of N316BA.
Registration record

N316BA on the FAA register

Type
1999 Let L-23 (FAA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK)
Serial
998416
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Brandywine Soaring Assoc
Hockessin, DE
Certificate issued
2012-09-06
Airworthiness date
1999-04-10
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A35D35
Mode S (octal)
50656465
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N316BA to the current registrant.
  • 1999-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1999-01-06
    N316BA previously assigned to a Let L-23 (s/n 978405); cancelled.
Overview

About N316BA

N316BA is a 1999 Let L-23 (FAA model L-23 SUPER BLANIK), serial number 998416. The FAA register lists Brandywine Soaring Assoc as the registrant in Hockessin, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2012 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated April 10, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N316BA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N316BA.

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.