N297JS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E built in 2015. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 12, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E cancelled July 12, 2018
- Serial number
- 29690
- Type
- Glider · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2015
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 26, 2015
- Last FAA action
- February 26, 2015
- Last owner
- Shepherd Joseph M (Individual)
Edgewood, NM - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Racing; Exhibition
NTSB accident and incident record under N297JS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schleicher ASW27 - 18E · serial 29690
A loss of glider control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence and the glider’s severe fragmentation.
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