# N31TS: 1982 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: 20598
- Year built: 1982
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 19, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2021
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A34632
- Registered owner: [Hindman Clifford D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINDMAN%20CLIFFORD%20D)
- Location: [Harpersville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Harpersville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3244° N, 86.4450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35078, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31TS

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-20)

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 CEN10CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA505), Aug 25, 2010: Schleicher ASW-20 (N31TS), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control during the tow for takeoff.

## 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 20100825045519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100825045519A), Aug 25, 2010: Schleicher ASW-20 (N31TS), Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. On August 25, 2010 at 15:00 EDT, a Schleicher ASW-20, N31TS, registered to ventus holdings LLC, collided with a wind sock pole during an aborted takeoff at the…

## 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-20 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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