# N78AB: 2003 Schleicher ASW-27

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27) (registry code 3801501, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G05CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G05CE) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27207
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AA8E2F
- Registered owner: [Moruzzi David John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORUZZI%20DAVID%20JOHN)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8020° N, 122.4110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94133, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78AB

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

### 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 WPR11CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA342), Jul 21, 2011: Schleicher ASW-27 (N78AB), Preston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider's impact with crops during the off-airport landing.

## 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 20110720015369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110720015369A), Jul 20, 2011: Schleicher ASW-27 (N78AB), Preston, ID, Substantial damage. The aircraft was unable to land back at the airport. The aircraft came to rest in a field. The left and right wings contacted crops that were located on either…

## 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-27 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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