Glider

N394BA

2001 Let L-23

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
019002
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol (Corporation)
Based
Maxwell Afb, AL
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Registration record

N394BA on the FAA register

Type
2001 Let L-23 (FAA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK)
Serial
019002
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, AL
Certificate issued
2002-01-03
Airworthiness date
2002-04-11
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A491BF
Mode S (octal)
51110677
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-10-10
    Accident at Chugiak, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 2002-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N394BA.
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N394BA

N394BA is a 2001 Let L-23 (FAA model L-23 SUPER BLANIK), serial number 019002. The FAA register lists Civil Air Patrol as the registrant in Maxwell Afb, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 2002 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated April 11, 2002.

N394BA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-10-10 Accident · Chugiak, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC07CA005
Reported aircraft: Letecky Zavody L-23 Super Blanik
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider while landing in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and structural damage to the fuselage. Factors associated with the accident were turbulence, a crosswind and wind gusts, and the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions.

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.