# N27CE: 1997 Schleicher ASW-27

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27) (registry code 3801501, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G05CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G05CE) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27002
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 2019
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2026
- Expires: July 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A2A45A
- Registered owner: [Mccarthy Evan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCARTHY%20EVAN)
- Location: [Irvine, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Irvine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6925° N, 117.8312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92606, 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=27CE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27CE

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher ASW-27)

- [AD 2004-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-11-12): Integrated (Wet Inner Surface) Water Ballast Tanks in the Wings · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27. Effective Jul 27, 2004
- [AD 2000-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2000-04-26): Elevator Control Circuit · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27. Effective Apr 25, 2000

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N27CE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N27CE.

## Reports on N27CE not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N27CE, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19810212009769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810212009769I), Feb 12, 1981: Cessna 210 (N27CE), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Nose gear strut went flat causing gear to jam in well. Gear up landing.

## 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 N27CE

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N27CE before.

- [Cancelled 2013-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27CE-2013-09-12): Shoemaker James B KR-2, S/N 81. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Massa Eugene M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSA%20EUGENE%20M), [Bradenton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Bradenton)

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASW-27 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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