# N621AS: 1980 Schleicher ASW-20L

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20L](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20l) (registry code 3801503, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 20363
- Year built: 1980
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1983
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2019
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A81A05
- Registered owner: [Longley Charles A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONGLEY%20CHARLES%20A)
- Location: [Nome, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Nome)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7421° N, 164.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99762, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=621AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N621AS

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-20L)

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 ATL81FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA036), Jan 25, 1981: Schleicher ASW-20 (N621AS), Bay St Louis, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810125001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001639A), Jan 25, 1981: Schler ASW20 (N621AS), Bay St Louis, MS, Destroyed. Sailplane was observed spiraling into the ground after entering traffic pattern. Possible pilot incapacitation.

## 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-20L aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20l/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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