# N797V: 2000 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: 27145
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 29, 2021
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AAD3E1
- Registered owner: [Gibson Calvin David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBSON%20CALVIN%20DAVID)
- Location: [Draper, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Draper)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4977° N, 111.8661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84020, 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=797V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797V

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 WPR11CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA486), Jul 19, 2011: Schleicher ASW-27 (N797V), Brigham City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot did not take timely action to locate a safe outlanding area after entering an area where atmospheric lift was not sufficient to maintain soaring flight.

## 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 20110722025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110722025929A), Jul 22, 2011: Schleicher ASW-27 (N797V), Eden, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he lost lift and picked a field to land in. However upon touchdown the pilot stated that he realized that the filed contain many large…

## 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 N797V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N797V before.

- [Cancelled 1936-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N797V-1936-04-26): Brewster FLEET 2, S/N 379. Owner: [Michigan Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHIGAN%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

## 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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