# N37VV: 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: 20003
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1985
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2006
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A43361
- Registered owner: [Baker Daniel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20DANIEL%20L)
- Location: [Monticello, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Monticello)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6501° N, 74.6988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12701, 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=37VV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37VV

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 FTW97LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA288), Jul 29, 1997: Schleicher ASW-20 (N37VV), Briggs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the high vegetation on the side of the runway.

## 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 19970729023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970729023569A), Jul 29, 1997: Schler ASW20 (N37VV), Briggs, TX, Substantial damage. Failed timely release on glider tow due lack of speed. Wing hit tall grass on rwy edge. Glider ground looped. (-23) during auto tow, pilot in command lost…

## 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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