Schleicher ASW-20
101 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1977 to 1987; half of them date from 1981 or earlier. California has the most (18). 13% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the ASW-20 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Glider · Gliders
- Power
- None
- Common engines
- None None (85), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (7)
- Seats
- 1
- Built of
- composite · A glass-fibre glider.
- Maker on the register
- Schleicher
- Registered
- earliest certificate December 29, 1981; newest August 5, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 80 | 79% |
| Co-owned | 8 | 8% |
| LLC | 7 | 7% |
| Corporation | 4 | 4% |
| Partnership | 1 | 1.0% |
| Government | 1 | 1.0% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 22 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 96 | 95% |
| Renewal notice sent | 3 | 3% |
| Sale reported | 1 | 1.0% |
| Canceled | 1 | 1.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 94 | 93% |
| None on file | 5 | 5% |
| Standard | 2 | 2% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Winch Me Aviation LLC1White Wings LLC1US Junior Soaring Association1Tradewinds Aero INC1Ten Victor November LLC1Tango Kilo LLC1Sky Sailing INC1Pullup Associates1Nevada State Parks1Flying Boyz Soaring LLC1Fly Boyz Soaring LLC1Burch James R II1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Winch Me Aviation LLC | 1 |
| White Wings LLC | 1 |
| US Junior Soaring Association | 1 |
| Tradewinds Aero INC | 1 |
| Ten Victor November LLC | 1 |
| Tango Kilo LLC | 1 |
| Sky Sailing INC | 1 |
| Pullup Associates | 1 |
| Nevada State Parks | 1 |
| Flying Boyz Soaring LLC | 1 |
| Fly Boyz Soaring LLC | 1 |
| Burch James R II | 1 |
Fleet pages: White Wings LLC · Sky Sailing INC
Accident history NTSB records · 39 cases since 1982, 10 fatal
2022-09-29WPR22LA364 · ASW-20 N220CW · accident near Hood River, OR · no injuries
2022-08-07CEN22LA363 · ASW-20B N921M · accident near Waller, TX · no injuries
2011-07-02WPR11FA302 · ASW-20 N838KS · accident near Lone Pine, CA · 1 killed
2010-08-25CEN10CA505 · ASW-20 N31TS · accident near Waynesville, OH · no injuries
2010-07-04CEN10LA368 · ASW-20 N82BK · accident near Pocahontas, IL · 1 killed
2010-05-09ERA10CA260 · ASW-20C N6BF · accident near Unionville, PA · serious injuries
2008-08-31DFW08LA220 · ASW-20B N30WK · accident near Cleburne, TX · 1 killed
2005-09-19DEN05CA146 · ASW-20B N734K · accident near Moriarty, NM · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 39 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 ASW-20 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
101 as of November 6, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Schleicher ASW-20s?
California, with 18.
Who owns the Schleicher ASW-20?
13% 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 ASW-20s on the register built?
Between 1977 and 1987; half of them in 1981 or earlier.
How many Schleicher ASW-20 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
39 accidents and incidents since 1982, 10 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Schleicher ASW-20 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 ASW-20 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. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2008, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 1.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is electrical power.
Failure reports 1 since 2008 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 08 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical power | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
2008-01-28Light: inoperative · electrical power
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 ASW-20 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Schleicher 506 aircraft on the register
- Schleicher ASW-20 57 registered
- Schleicher ASW-20C 20 registered
- Schleicher ASW-20B 11 registered
- Schleicher ASW-20BL 8 registered
- Schleicher ASW-20L 5 registered
- Built of composite · A glass-fibre glider.
Where they are
- California 18 of these aircraft
- Texas 8 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 6 of these aircraft
- New Hampshire 6 of these aircraft
- Arizona 6 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Winch Me Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- White Wings LLC 1 of these aircraft
- US Junior Soaring Association 1 of these aircraft
- Tradewinds Aero INC 1 of these aircraft
- Ten Victor November LLC 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the ASW-20 39 cases since 1982 · 10 fatal
Airworthiness
- Failure reports filed on the ASW-20 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/schleicher/asw-20.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 101
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7820A | Schleicher ASW-20 |
White Wings LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N770GT | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Individual owner Washington |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920 | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2026-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46GH | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2026-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N365JM | Schleicher ASW-20 |
US Junior Soaring Association Brighton, Michigan |
Experimental | 2026-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929M | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2026-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39DG | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2025-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230DB | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88EE | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N472JH | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94HM | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747XL | Schleicher ASW-20L |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2025-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999R | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Fly Boyz Soaring LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Experimental | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20YP | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Ten Victor November LLC Kailua, Hawaii |
Experimental | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9199 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Air & Field Equipment LLC Moore, Idaho |
Experimental | 2025-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20TS | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Flying Boyz Soaring LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Experimental | 2024-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70864 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79JG | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2023-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127PX | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Experimental | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407RZ | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20UH | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17ZZ | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Winch Me Aviation LLC Wurtsboro, New York |
Experimental | 2023-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77XR | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20NT | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2023-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727AM | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2023-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12ZB | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45EB | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11KJ | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Tango Kilo LLC Miami, Florida |
Experimental | 2022-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23BH | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Nevada State Parks Carson City, Nevada |
Experimental | 2021-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20UZ | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2021-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N720BL | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2021-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112JL | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20QS | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40GH | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2021-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N620C | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2021-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31TS | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N288 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2020-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16AL | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2020-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120WB | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2020-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59HK | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2019-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113AD | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2019-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621AS | Schleicher ASW-20L |
Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2019-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N261 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2019-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1BT | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2019-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6514M | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2018-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4XA | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2018-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3EB | Schleicher ASW-20L |
Burch James R II Madison, Alabama |
Experimental | 2018-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N251B | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26307 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Experimental | 2017-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87B | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2017-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300YS | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N820RM | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
None on file | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62CM | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Tradewinds Aero INC Traverse City, Michigan |
Experimental | 2016-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20DQ | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2016-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27MM | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2016-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N705X | Schleicher ASW-20L |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2016-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787DS | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20HW | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Co-owned owner New York |
None on file | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49946 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2015-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46811 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Sky Sailing INC Warner Springs, California |
Experimental | 2015-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2015-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N204Q | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2015-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123DP | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2015-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747EA | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2013-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N226A | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2013-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20VB | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2013-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44ZH | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2013-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120PV | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333AT | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2013-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3682 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2011-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32FS | Schleicher ASW-20L |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2011-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60DA | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2010-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767AM | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2010-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13LR | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2009-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26KK | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2009-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12HA | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2009-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1301G | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2009-04-02 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N4804W | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2008-05-22 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N88VS | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37VV | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2006-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79BS | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2006-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24WA | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2006-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20AB | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2006-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N420D | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2005-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20CX | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2005-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311DP | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2005-03-01 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N20ZZ | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2003-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2557 | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2002-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9063T | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2002-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5XB | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Vermont |
Experimental | 2002-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N712ST | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2001-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3252N | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Experimental | 2000-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17RW | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37DL | Schleicher ASW-20C |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1998-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N199CS | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1997-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N155TC | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 1994-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62TM | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Pullup Associates East Wenatchee, Washington |
Experimental | 1987-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345BD | Schleicher ASW-20B |
Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 1985-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95JS | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Experimental | 1981-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120BL | Schleicher ASW-20 |
Individual owner New York |
Experimental | CanceledFAA registration status code 20: Registration pending, canceled. All codes |