Glider

N979AS

Let L-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
948126
Class
Glider
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Steamboat Springs Soaring Association Inc (Corporation)
Based
Steamboat Springs, CO
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Registration record

N979AS on the FAA register

Type
Let L-23 (FAA: Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK)
Serial
948126
Engines
—
Registered owner
Steamboat Springs Soaring Association Inc
Steamboat Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2023-12-22
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ADA525
Mode S (octal)
53322445
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N979AS.
Overview

About N979AS

N979AS is a Let L-23 (FAA model L-23 SUPER BLANIK), serial number 948126. The FAA register lists Steamboat Springs Soaring Association Inc as the registrant in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 22, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N979AS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-12-27 Accident · Seattle, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA06LA033
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 — a different aircraft that carried the N979AS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The ground personnel baggage handler failed to maintain clearance from the aircraft with cargo handling equipment during ground operations and inadvertently damaged the airplane's pressure bulkhead which subsequently decompressed during climb to cruise.

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.