# N288: 1981 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: 20463
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 1982
- Certificate issued: December 16, 2020
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A2EBB2
- Registered owner: [Taylor Nathan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20NATHAN%20R)
- Location: [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0670° N, 86.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37211, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 N288.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N288.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N288 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N288, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 000229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/000229), Nov 26, 2002: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. NO TAKEOFF, CONFIG EICAS MESSAGE. RESET AC.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N288

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N288 before.

- [Cancelled 1992-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288-1992-02-05): Enstrom F-28F, S/N 742. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Oakland Police Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OAKLAND%20POLICE%20DEPARTMENT), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- [Cancelled 1935-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288-1935-02-27): Boeing 40B, S/N 899, built 1927. Owner: [Boeing Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## 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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