# N218RC: Alexander Schleicher ASK 21 MI

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Alexander Schleicher ASK 21 MI](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-ask-21-mi) (registry code 3801553, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Austro AE330](https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-ae330) (registry code 06404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G47EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G47EU) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 211002
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Certificate issued: May 9, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A1D8B4
- Registered owner: [Overwatch Tools Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OVERWATCH%20TOOLS%20INC)
- Location: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6260° N, 76.2678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23322, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218RC

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 (Alexander Schleicher ASK 21 MI)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Austro AE330)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N218RC.

## NTSB investigations on N218RC not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA011), Oct 5, 1983: Beech 58 (N218RC), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N218RC.

## Reports on N218RC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N218RC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19831005053879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831005053879A), Oct 5, 1983: Beech 58 (N218RC), Montgomery, AL, Substantial damage. Landing gear retracted on landing roll. No defects found. Circuit breaker popped. Possible inadvertent retraction.

## 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 Alexander Schleicher ASK 21 MI aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-ask-21-mi/aircraft.md
- The Austro AE330 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-ae330.md

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