# N8829A: 2008 Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18) (registry code 3801538, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 29034
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 2008
- Certificate issued: March 16, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: AC28D7
- Registered owners: [Iuliano Robert E Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IULIANO%20ROBERT%20E%20TRUSTEE), [Iuliano Robert R Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IULIANO%20ROBERT%20R%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Queensbury, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Queensbury)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3373° N, 73.6827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12804, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8829A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8829A

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 (Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN10LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA459), Aug 4, 2010: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 (N8829A), Batesville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Both glider pilots' inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.
- [NTSB LAX08CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA136), May 11, 2008: A. Schleicher ASW 27-18 (N8829A), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude while on final approach to land. A factor contributing to the accident was a downdraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20100804047871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804047871A), Aug 4, 2010: Alexander S ASW 27-18 (N8829A), Batesville, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Midair collision while participating in a glider air race. The right horizontal stabilizer and elevator were severed from the aircraft. Pilot was not injured…
- [Accident 20080511841909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080511841909A), May 11, 2008: Schler ASW2718 (N8829A), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot had completed cross country flight from sun valley, AZ (south of bullhead city, AZ) to Pleasant Valley Airport, Peoria, AZ. He states he entered…

## 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 N8829A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8829A before.

- [Cancelled 2005-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8829A-2005-02-08): Burchinal T-33A, S/N 51-18829A. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Johnson Rex K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20REX%20K), [Lampasas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lampasas)

## Related

- Other Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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