# N49946: 1979 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: 20121
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 2003
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2015
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A6348A
- Registered owner: [Lagrone Travis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAGRONE%20TRAVIS)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49946
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49946

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 LAX86LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA144), Mar 18, 1986: Centrair Schleicher ASW-20 (N49946), Phoenix, AZ, 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 19860318006979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860318006979A), Mar 18, 1986: Schler ASW20 (N49946), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Release from tow after glider veered during takeoff roll. Wingtip struck a bush and glider ground looped.

## 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 N49946

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N49946 before.

- [Cancelled 1978-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49946-1978-12-28): Cessna 152, S/N 15281409. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Southern Cross Credit Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CROSS%20CREDIT%20INC), [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)

## 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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