Schleicher ASW-27
N920KB is a Schleicher ASW-27, a glider with no engine, built in 1999. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Redding, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 17, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated February 11, 2000.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Schleicher
- Model
- ASW-27 · all ASW-27s and related versions
- Built of
- compositeThe airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. A glass-fibre glider. This is how the Schleicher ASW-27 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 27123
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1999
- Transponder code
- ACBF0D (octal 53137415)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 17, 2023
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- May 25, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 11, 2000
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00873573
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Smith James W
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 3525 Scenic Dr
Redding, CA 96001-0118
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N920KB links to the rest of the register
- Schleicher ASW-27 90 registered
- Schleicher 506 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Redding, CA 193 aircraft registered in this town
- Redding Regional · RDD
- Benton Field · O85
- California 27,686 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N920KB.json.
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The public federal record on N920KB, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Smith James W, an individual, certificate issued May 17, 2023, expires May 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for glider, dated February 11, 2000, consistent with the 1999 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 27123 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N920KB according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N920KB: Accident on July 15, 2026 at Montague, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schleicher ASW-27 · operated under 091
The pilot’s inability to see and avoid a piece of loose wire in a field during an off-airport landing in a glider, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to maintain a safe position behind the tow airplane after taking off which required them to release from tow at too low of an altitude to return to the airport.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data