Glider

N400AZ

1999 Let L-23

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
998702
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol Inc (Corporation)
Based
Maxwell Afb, AL
1999 Let L-23
Representative photo of a Let L-23. Not a photo of N400AZ.
Registration record

N400AZ on the FAA register

Type
1999 Let L-23 (FAA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK)
Serial
998702
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol Inc
Maxwell Afb, AL
Certificate issued
2000-01-06
Airworthiness date
2000-02-08
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A4ACB9
Mode S (octal)
51126271
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).
  • 2014-07-14
    Accident at Warm Springs, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 2000-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N400AZ to the current registrant.
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1992-12-09
    N400AZ previously assigned to a Learjet 35 (s/n 529); cancelled.
Overview

About N400AZ

N400AZ is a 1999 Let L-23 (FAA model L-23 SUPER BLANIK), serial number 998702. The FAA register lists Civil Air Patrol Inc as the registrant in Maxwell Afb, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 2000 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 February 8, 2000.

N400AZ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-07-14 Accident · Warm Springs, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA14LA341A
Reported aircraft: Let L 23 Super Blanik
Probable cause: The failure of the flight instructor to move his glider from an active runway in accordance with procedures due to his distraction by having a conversation with the air boss, which resulted in the landing glider colliding with the glider on the runway.

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.