# N126PS: 1977 Schleicher ASW-20, registration cancelled 2004-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (registry code 3801506)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 20014
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 6, 2001
- Last registry action: September 6, 2001
- Mode S code: A06B52
- Owner when cancelled: [Zelwer Ruben](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZELWER%20RUBEN)
- Location: [Berkeley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Berkeley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8783° N, 122.2662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94709, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=126PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126PS-2004-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schleicher ASW-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20.md

## 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 LAX04LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA203), May 8, 2004: Schleicher ASW-20 (N126PS), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin while performing a return to runway maneuver, which led to a stall and spin. Factors in the accident were: 1) the deteriorated condition of…

## 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 20040508009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040508009719A), May 8, 2004: Schler ASW20 (N126PS), Sparks, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The tow line that attached to glider to the tow plane failed shortly after takeoff, about 300 to 400 feet above ground level. It appeared the pilot was…

## Other aircraft with N126PS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126PS): Kang Sukhdev S RV-9A, S/N 91446, built 2017

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