# N31GF: 1983 Schleicher ASW-19B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-19B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19b) (registry code 3801505, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G36EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G36EU) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19386
- Year built: 1983
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: October 3, 2020
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2020
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A34514
- Registered owner: [Tarnoczy Robert I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TARNOCZY%20ROBERT%20I)
- Location: [Corning, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Corning)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1283° N, 77.0263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14830, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31GF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31GF

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): 5 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher ASW-19B)

- [AD 98-17-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-17-02): Tow Release Cable Guide Fittings Inspection · Alexander Schleicher ASW-19 and ASW-19B. Effective Sep 26, 1998
- [AD 98-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-12-03): Rudder Panel, Airbrake Bellcrank, Rear Canopy Hinge · Alexander Schleicher ASK 21, ASW-19 and ASW-19B. Effective Jul 14, 1998
- [AD 98-04-46](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-04-46): Inspection Hole Cover Entering Fuselage · Alexander Schleicher ASW-19 and ASW-19B. Effective Apr 3, 1998
- [AD 97-08-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-06-R1): Quick Connectors · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, AS 12, ASK 21 and 39 more. Effective Aug 1, 1997
- [AD 84-13-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/84-13-04): Horizontal Tailplane Flutter · Alexander Schleicher ASW-19 and ASW-19B. Effective Sep 13, 1984

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB ACE-98-13](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-98-13): . Issued Nov 24, 1997

## 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 ERA14CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA426), Sep 7, 2014: Schleicher ASW 19B (N31GF), Avoca, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a return to his departure airport which resulted in the glider's encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight and an…

## 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 20140907016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140907016109A), Sep 7, 2014: Schleicher ASW-19B (N31GF), Avoca, NY, Substantial damage. On 9/7/2014 at approximately 1630 EDT aircraft N31GF, a Schleicher glider model ASW-19B, made an unplanned off-field landing in Avoca, NY. The aircraft…

## 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-19B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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