# N273W: 2002 Schleicher ASW-27B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-27B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27b) (registry code 056101F, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 27192
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 1, 2016
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A2B395
- Registered owner: [Hogben Andrew T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOGBEN%20ANDREW%20T)
- Location: [Belmont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Belmont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5134° N, 122.2968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94002, 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=273W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273W

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-27B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX07CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA104), Mar 11, 2007: Schleicher ASW-27B (N273W), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude and delay in retracting the spoilers that led to an undershoot, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20070311005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070311005919A), Mar 11, 2007: Schler ASW27B (N273W), Williams, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on his second glider flight of the day and was returning to the airport. He deployed his spoilers then encountered some sink on his base leg…

## 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 ASW-27B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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