Aircraft record

N59HK1983 Schleicher ASW-20C

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2001)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Oct 31, 2029
Based in: Santa Maria, CA; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2019
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2001
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Santa Maria, CA
Certificate issued: Oct 10, 2019
Expires: Oct 31, 2029
Airworthiness: Experimental · Racing, Exhibition
Airworthiness date: May 10, 2011

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Schleicher
Model: ASW-20C
Year: 1983
Serial number: 20631
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A79BC7

Engine

Make and model: None None
Type: None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2019 – nowIndividual ownerSanta Maria, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 21, 2001 · Etowah, TN

The loss of thermal lift which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent in-flight collision with static wires.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: ATL01LA090

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ATL01LA090)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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