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Schleicher ASH-25

9 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1987 to 2003; half of them date from 1989 or earlier. California has the most (3). 33% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Schleicher ASH-25: Glider family by Alexander Schleicher in Germany, 1986
Photo: de:Benutzer:Carstenrun, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Schleicher ASH 25 on Wikipedia

About the ASH-25 from the FAA's model table

Type
Glider · Gliders
Power
None
Common engines
None None (5), Mid-West Ae50R (1), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (1)
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
2
Built of
composite · A glass-fibre glider.
Maker on the register
Schleicher
Registered
earliest certificate June 6, 2017; newest August 17, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
ASH-2551987 to 199155.6%
ASH-25E31989 to 199233.3%
ASH25M1200311.1%

When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19804
19902
20001

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20171
20192
20201
20222
20251
20262

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid889%
Reports overdue111%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Experimental778%
Standard111%
None on file111%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Ruby Crest LLC1Moonrise Soaring INC1Jaz Soaring INC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Ruby Crest LLC1
Moonrise Soaring INC1
Jaz Soaring INC1

Fleet pages: Moonrise Soaring INC

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2012-10-07WPR13LA007 · ASH25M N513WK · accident near Kamuela, HI · serious injuries

The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Schleicher ASH-25 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

9 as of November 6, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Schleicher ASH-25s?

California, with 3.

Who owns the Schleicher ASH-25?

33% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Schleicher ASH-25s on the register built?

Between 1987 and 2003; half of them in 1989 or earlier.

How many Schleicher ASH-25 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Schleicher ASH-25 made of?

The 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. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Schleicher ASH-25 the component layer

The 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. The design is held under 1 type certificate (G09CE, held by Alexander Schleicher GMBH & CO. Segelflugzeugbau). The FAA has issued 3 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about engine.

FAA orders 3 airworthiness directives · newest first

2018-01-182017-25-07 · Engine Exhaust · engine
2004-07-062004-10-08 · Fuel Line Fittings · engine
2000-03-202000-04-16 · Carbon Fiber Shroud · airframe structure

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Engine267%
Airframe structure133%

Certificates and bulletins

G09CEType certificate held by Alexander Schleicher GMBH & CO. Segelflugzeugbau · 1 model listed · revised May 23, 2022

Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders

2008-05-22CE-08-23 · Flight Controls

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the ASH-25 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/schleicher/ash-25.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 9

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N725H Schleicher
ASH-25
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2026-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555AB Schleicher
ASH-25E
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2026-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57GE Schleicher
ASH-25E
Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2025-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925H Schleicher
ASH-25
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2022-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250XY Schleicher
ASH-25
Individual owner
Arizona
None on file 2022-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N933M Schleicher
ASH25M
Jaz Soaring INC
Beverly Hills, California
Standard 2020-03-11 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N456DB Schleicher
ASH-25
Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2019-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94MH Schleicher
ASH-25
Moonrise Soaring INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2019-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250NZ Schleicher
ASH-25E
Ruby Crest LLC
Girdwood, Alaska
Experimental 2017-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes