# N6440: 2009 Schleicher ASW27-18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW27-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw27-18) (registry code 3801500, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 29050
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 2009
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2018
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A8766F
- Registered owner: [Alford Patrick R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALFORD%20PATRICK%20R)
- Location: [Fremont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fremont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5163° N, 121.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94539, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6440
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6440

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 ASW27-18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6440.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6440.

## 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 N6440

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6440 before.

- [Cancelled 1936-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6440-1936-10-09): Stearman C3-B, S/N 180. Owner: [Hawkins K C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWKINS%20K%20C), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASW27-18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw27-18/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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