# N555AB: 1992 Schleicher ASH-25E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASH-25E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ash-25e) (registry code 38015F2, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 25041
- Year built: 1992
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: January 26, 2026
- Expires: January 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A71200
- Registered owner: [Knerr Joshua D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNERR%20JOSHUA%20D)
- Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555AB

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher ASH-25E)

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 DEN93LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA062), May 15, 1993: Schleicher ASH 25 E (N555AB), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 19930515013759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515013759A), May 15, 1993: Schler K8 (N555AB), Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. On glider tow settled on liftoff. Dragged wing. Released and ground looped. Not using gliders engine.

## 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 ASH-25E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ash-25e/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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