# N7729: 2006 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: 29008
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 2006
- Certificate issued: August 14, 2017
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AA7408
- Registered owner: [Indrebo Rick J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDREBO%20RICK%20J)
- Location: [Livermore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Livermore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7505° N, 121.7492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94551, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7729
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7729

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 (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 LAX06FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA277), Aug 28, 2006: Schleicher ASW27-18 (N7729), Smith, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the glider pilot to utilize his transponder and the high closure rate of the two aircraft, which limited each pilot's opportunity to see and avoid the other aircraft.

## 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 20060828018492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060828018492A), Aug 28, 2006: Schler ASW2718 (N7729), Smith, NV, Destroyed. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot stated he was catching thermals over pine nut ridge at 16,000 to 17,000 MSL and southwest of seagul mountain. He said he was…

## 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 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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