Glider

N912B

1992 Let L-23

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1992
Serial
917912
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brokenstraw Flyers (Corporation)
Based
Pittsfield, PA
1992 Let L-23
Representative photo of a Let L-23. Not a photo of N912B.
Registration record

N912B on the FAA register

Type
1992 Let L-23 (FAA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK)
Serial
917912
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Brokenstraw Flyers
Pittsfield, PA
Certificate issued
2023-02-23
Airworthiness date
2007-02-23
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
AC9E32
Mode S (octal)
53117062
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N912B.
  • 2021-05-31
    Accident at Pittsfield, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-02-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N912B

N912B is a 1992 Let L-23 (FAA model L-23 SUPER BLANIK), serial number 917912. The FAA register lists Brokenstraw Flyers as the registrant in Pittsfield, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 23, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated February 23, 2007.

N912B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-05-31 Accident · Pittsfield, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA21LA242
Reported aircraft: Let L-23 Super Blanik
Probable cause: The student pilot s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.
1965-12-03 Accident · Homestead Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0878
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N912B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E HOVERING IN CONFINED AREA.

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.