N878S
N878S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schleicher ASW-20 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 24, 2018. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal".
Schleicher ASW-20 cancelled May 24, 2018
- Serial number
- 20268
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- First notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- July 13, 2012
- Last FAA action
- February 11, 2015
- Last owner
- Hazel Thomas R (Individual)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Racing; Exhibition
NTSB accident and incident record under N878S
CEN15LA376Accident on August 23, 2015 at Hempstead, TX: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schleicher ASW 20 · serial 20268
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an attempted off-airport landing.
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