Aircraft record

N878S1979 Schleicher ASW-20

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 24, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2015)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Houston, TX; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2012
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2015
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Houston, TX
Certificate issued: Jul 13, 2012
Canceled: May 24, 2018
Airworthiness: Experimental · Racing, Exhibition
Airworthiness date: Dec 8, 1980

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-20
Year: 1979
Serial number: 20268
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AC159E

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

2012 – 2018Individual ownerHouston, TX

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Aug 23, 2015 · Hempstead, TX

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an attempted off-airport landing.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CEN15LA376

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN15LA376)

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 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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