# N40486: 2000 Schleicher ASW-28

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-28) (registry code 3801550, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G13CE) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28013
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 2001
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2001
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A4BF0C
- Registered owner: [Clerx Bernard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLERX%20BERNARD%20C)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6051° N, 117.8923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92662, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40486

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-28)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB CE-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-08-06): Engine Fuel and Control. Issued Nov 14, 2007

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N40486.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40486.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N40486

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40486 before.

- [Cancelled 1996-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40486-1996-11-15): Boeing 727-22, S/N 18848. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [First Security Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1974-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40486-1974-04-11): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305207. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASW-28 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-28/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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