# N8705S: 1970 Schleicher ASK-14

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASK-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-14) (registry code 38015GW, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Hirth F10](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f10) (registry code 33710)
- Serial number: 14040
- Year built: 1970
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 6, 2007
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: ABF96E
- Registered owner: [Leonard Steven E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20STEVEN%20E)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7024° N, 97.4389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67212, 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=8705S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8705S

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 ASK-14)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Hirth F10)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8705S.

## NTSB investigations on N8705S not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 ATL83LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA334), Aug 20, 1983: Cessna 150F (N8705S), Gordonsville, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0483), Feb 2, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8705S), Schenectady, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8705S.

## Reports on N8705S not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8705S, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830819057779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819057779A), Aug 19, 1983: Cessna 150F (N8705S), Gordonsville, VA, Substantial damage. Solo student aborted takeoff shortly after lift off becuase it did not feel right. Lost control. Ran off into trees.

## 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 N8705S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8705S before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8705S-undated): Cessna 150F, S/N 15062005. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASK-14 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-14/aircraft.md
- The Hirth F10 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f10.md

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