# N503CW: Schleicher ASW-27

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27) (registry code 3801501, 1 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G05CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G05CE) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27165
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2016
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A6455C
- Registered owner: [Gillis Matthew J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLIS%20MATTHEW%20J)
- Location: [Los Molinos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Molinos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0991° N, 121.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96055, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=503CW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503CW

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher ASW-27)

- [AD 2004-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-11-12): Integrated (Wet Inner Surface) Water Ballast Tanks in the Wings · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27. Effective Jul 27, 2004
- [AD 2000-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2000-04-26): Elevator Control Circuit · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27. Effective Apr 25, 2000

## 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 WPR13CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA218), Apr 12, 2013: Schleicher ASW-27 (N503CW), Middletown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric lift conditions not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in a forced landing on rough terrain.

## 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 20130412007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130412007509A), Apr 12, 2013: Schleicher ASW-27 (N503CW), Middletown, CA, Substantial damage. Glider was released at 4000 ft. pilot flew until lift began to decrease. Pilot headed back to airport and encourtered heavy downdraft. Was unable to streach…

## 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 N503CW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N503CW before.

- [Cancelled 1990-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503CW-1990-02-13): Beech C-45G, S/N AF196. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASW-27 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27/aircraft.md

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