Aircraft record

N8829A2008 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASW 27-18

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2010)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Mar 31, 2031
Based in: Queensbury, NY; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2024
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2010
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Registered owner: Co-owners
City, state: Queensbury, NY
Certificate issued: Mar 16, 2024
Expires: Mar 31, 2031
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition, Racing
Airworthiness date: Apr 1, 2008

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: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co
Model: ASW 27-18
Year: 2008
Serial number: 29034
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AC28D7

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

2024 – nowCo-ownersQueensbury, NY · current
2000 – 2005Individual ownerLampasas, TX · different airframe: Burchinal T-33a S/N 51-18829a

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Aug 4, 2010 · Batesville, TX

Both glider pilots' inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CEN10LA459

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN10LA459)

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 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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