Glider

N809S

1992 Let L-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
928009
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Piedmont Soaring Society (Corporation)
Based
Winston Salem, NC
1992 Let L-23
Representative photo of a Let L-23. Not a photo of N809S.
Registration record

N809S on the FAA register

Type
1992 Let L-23 (FAA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK)
Serial
928009
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Piedmont Soaring Society
Winston Salem, NC
Certificate issued
2015-12-30
Airworthiness date
1993-09-10
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
AB04DC
Mode S (octal)
52602334
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-12-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N809S.
  • 1993-09-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N809S

N809S is a 1992 Let L-23 (FAA model L-23 SUPER BLANIK), serial number 928009. The FAA register lists Piedmont Soaring Society as the registrant in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 30, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated September 10, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N809S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N809S.

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.