# N827: 1973 Schleicher ASW-15B - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-15B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15b) (registry code 38015H2, 1 seats) - Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) - Data sheets: [TCDS G22EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G22EU) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 15282 - Year built: 1973 - Type: Glider - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition - Airworthiness date: June 6, 1979 - Certificate issued: April 11, 2014 - Expires: April 30, 2030 - Mode S code: AB4ADB - Registered owners: [Schirmer Dwight S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHIRMER%20DWIGHT%20S), [Lemaerts Bart](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEMAERTS%20BART) - Location: [Milford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Milford) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 42.1587° N, 71.5214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01757, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=827 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827 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): 5 in force ### Matched by airframe (Schleicher ASW-15B) - [AD 2023-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-05-03): Wing, Rib/Bulkhead · Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau ASW -15 and ASW-15B. Effective Apr 18, 2023 - [AD 97-08-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-06-R1): Quick Connectors · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, AS 12, ASK 21 and 39 more. Effective Aug 1, 1997 - [AD 95-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-09-12): Wing Spar · Alexander Schleicher ASW-15B, ASW -15, ASW 12 and 1 more. Effective Jun 9, 1995 - [AD 84-20-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/84-20-01): Bellcrank Inspection · Alexander Schleicher ASW-15B and ASW -15. Effective Oct 1, 1984 - [AD 75-17-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-17-11): Improper Fin-Rudder Nose Clearance · Alexander Schleicher ASW-15B and ASW -15. Effective Aug 18, 1975 ### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB ACE-98-11](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-98-11): . Issued Nov 24, 1997 ## 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 NYC94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA173), Sep 10, 1994: Schleicher ASW15B (N827), Dansville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE SPEED OF THE GLIDER TO GET TO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A RAPID DESCENT, SUBSEQUENT UNDERSHOOT OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACT WITH A TREE. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS… ## 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 19940910043369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910043369A), Sep 10, 1994: Schler ASW15B (N827), Dansville, NY, Substantial damage. Extended pattern for powered traffic. Encountered downdraft on final. Wing struck a tree 400FEET short of runway. ## Service difficulty reports (1) As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SIMA20131221008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20131221008), Dec 21, 2013: FLASHLIGHT. MISSING. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS AFT CABIN FLASHLIGHT MISSING. GAVE A NEW FLASHLIGHT TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO PUT IN THE AFT CABIN IAW STANDARD MAINT PRACTICE. (RESUB ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Earlier aircraft with N827 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N827 before. - [Cancelled 1930-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827-1930-05-02): Standard J-1, S/N 1918. Owner: [Neidlinger Messers J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEIDLINGER%20MESSERS%20J), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul) ## Related - Other Schleicher ASW-15B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15b/aircraft.md - The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.