# N280E: Schleicher ASW-28

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-28) (registry code 3801550, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G13CE) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28033
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 2012
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A2CE5F
- Registered owner: [L/D Max Sales LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%2FD%20MAX%20SALES%20LLC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7845° N, 113.9463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59803, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280E

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-28)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-08-06): Engine Fuel and Control. Issued Nov 14, 2007

## 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 GAA16CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA342), Jun 17, 2016: Schleicher ASW 28 (N280E), Cuddybackville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the glide path required for landing in the off-field landing zone.

## 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 20160617009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160617009429A), Jun 17, 2016: Schleicher ASW-28 (N280E), Cuddebackville, NY, Substantial damage. On June 17, 2016, the glider departed wurtsboro airport to compete in a soar competition. According to the pilot, the aircraft lost some altitude on the north…

## 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 N280E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N280E before.

- [Cancelled 1974-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280E-1974-07-18): Aero Commander 560, S/N 207. Owner: [First Insurance Finance Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20INSURANCE%20FINANCE%20CO), [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASW-28 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-28/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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