# N39DG: 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: 20356
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1982
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2025
- Expires: November 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A480C2
- Registered owner: [Saunders Christopher D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUNDERS%20CHRISTOPHER%20D)
- Location: [Lehighton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lehighton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8350° N, 75.6915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18235, 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=39DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39DG

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 BFO85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA078), Sep 19, 1985: Schleicher ASW-20 (N39DG), New Castle, VA, substantial damage

## 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 19850919077789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919077789A), Sep 19, 1985: Schler ASW20 (N39DG), New Castle, VA, Substantial damage. The glider struck a fence post during landing. The pilot reported sun glare as he maneuvered to avoid wires.

## 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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