# N20GB: 1942 Schleicher GRUNAU BABY IIB

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher GRUNAU BABY IIB](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-grunau-baby-iib) (registry code 3801583, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1-14
- Year built: 1942
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1995
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2001
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A19042
- Registered owner: [Cowie Leland K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COWIE%20LELAND%20K)
- Location: [Jonesburg, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Jonesburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8584° N, 91.3112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63351, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20GB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20GB

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher GRUNAU BABY IIB)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N20GB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N20GB.

## Reports on N20GB not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N20GB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19880223023529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880223023529I), Feb 23, 1988: Lkheed 1329 (N20GB), Teterboro, NJ. Became aware of nose wheel steering was inop. Aborted. Found circuit breaker popped. All components checked normal.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schleicher GRUNAU BABY IIB aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-grunau-baby-iib/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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