# N4804W: Schleicher ASW-20

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (registry code 3801506, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 20272
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1982
- Certificate issued: May 22, 2008
- Expires: April 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A5EB92
- Registered owner: [Paetzold Larry E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAETZOLD%20LARRY%20E)
- Location: [Hereford, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hereford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8999° N, 102.5148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79045, within about 19 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4804W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4804W

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.

## 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 CHI00LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA188), Jul 4, 2000: Schleicher ASW-20L (N4804W), Gregory, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the control stick movement being restricted by the pilot's seat-type parachute and the excessive descent rate and airspeed during landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity…

## 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 20000704037139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000704037139A), Jul 4, 2000: Schler ASW20 (N4804W), Gregory, MI, No damage. (-23) Pilot reported take off tow was normal until just after takeoff. The elevator control seemed to have reduced effectiveness. Continued take off, turned…

## 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 N4804W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4804W before.

- [Cancelled 1979-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4804W-1979-03-22): Rockwell International 114, S/N 14124. Owner: [Baer Dennis E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAER%20DENNIS%20E), [Hayden Lake, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Hayden%20Lake)

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASW-20 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20/aircraft.md

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