# N230DB: 1979 Schleicher ASW-20

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (registry code 3801506, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 20263
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2025
- Expires: October 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A208CD
- Registered owner: [Tauber David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAUBER%20DAVID%20B)
- Location: [New Castle, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/New%20Castle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0621° N, 70.7171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03854, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=230DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230DB

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 ASW-20)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N230DB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N230DB.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N230DB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N230DB before.

- [Cancelled 2018-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230DB-2018-09-13): Barnes Wendell D RANS S-5, S/N 92117, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Barnes Wendell D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20WENDELL%20D), [Sapulpa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Sapulpa)

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASW-20 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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