# N439AS: Schleicher ASW-19

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (registry code 3801508, 1 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G36EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G36EU) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19231
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 23, 2017
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A5449E
- Registered owner: [Dezzutti John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEZZUTTI%20JOHN%20P)
- Location: [Lakeside, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Lakeside)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6763° N, 73.2274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06758, 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=439AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439AS

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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): 5 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher ASW-19)

- [AD 98-17-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-17-02): Tow Release Cable Guide Fittings Inspection · Alexander Schleicher ASW-19 and ASW-19B. Effective Sep 26, 1998
- [AD 98-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-12-03): Rudder Panel, Airbrake Bellcrank, Rear Canopy Hinge · Alexander Schleicher ASK 21, ASW-19 and ASW-19B. Effective Jul 14, 1998
- [AD 98-04-46](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-04-46): Inspection Hole Cover Entering Fuselage · Alexander Schleicher ASW-19 and ASW-19B. Effective Apr 3, 1998
- [AD 97-08-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-06-R1): Quick Connectors · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, AS 12, ASK 21 and 39 more. Effective Aug 1, 1997
- [AD 84-13-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/84-13-04): Horizontal Tailplane Flutter · Alexander Schleicher ASW-19 and ASW-19B. Effective Sep 13, 1984

## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force)

- [SAIB CE-15-06](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-15-06): Electrical Power; Proper Battery Installation. Issued Nov 26, 2014
- [SAIB ACE-98-13](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-98-13): . Issued Nov 24, 1997

## 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 NYC06CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA083), Mar 18, 2006: Schleicher ASW-19B (N439AS), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lift, which resulted in a forced landing.

## 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 20060318003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060318003389A), Mar 18, 2006: Schler ASW19 (N439AS), Blue Mountain, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was gliding over Blue Mountain ridge. He lost lift and decided to put the glider down into a field below. As he approached for landing, at the last…

## 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-19 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19/aircraft.md

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