N232EM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schleicher ASW-20. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2009 when the aircraft was exported to Argentina. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N232EM is reserved by Empire Aviation LLC since August 23, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on June 23, 2027.
Schleicher ASW-20 cancelled May 7, 2009
- Serial number
- 20061
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- April 23, 2009
- Last FAA action
- April 23, 2009
- Last owner
- Sinclair John S (Individual)
Placerville, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N232EM
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schleicher ASW-20 · serial 20061
The pilot's failure to secure the elevator Louis L'Hotellier connector with a safety pin or wire as directed in several airworthiness directives and his inadequate preflight inspection of the sailplane, both of which resulted in the in-flight loss of elevator control due to the inadvertent disengagement of the elevator Louis L'Hotellier connector.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site