# N321ER: Schleicher ASW-27

- Status: Registration pending
- 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: 27091
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1998
- Mode S code: A3727B
- Location: [Richfield Springs, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Richfield%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8553° N, 74.9970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13439, 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=321ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321ER

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 (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 ERA26FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA214), May 26, 2026: Schleicher ASW-27 (N321ER), Saratoga Springs, NY, no damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## 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 20260526008219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260526008219A), May 26, 2026: Schleicher ASW-27 (N321ER), Ballston Spa, NY, Minor damage. On may 26, 2026, [privacy data omitted] a single engine PA-25 was towing an ASW-27 glider [privacy data omitted] at Saratoga County Airport (5B2). While…

## 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-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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