# N129TD: 2008 Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18-e) (registry code 3801541)
- Engine: [Solo 2350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2350-series) (registry code 58107)
- Serial number: 29567
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 2008
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2008
- Last registry action: November 13, 2008
- Mode S code: A076CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Emerald Eagle LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMERALD%20EAGLE%20LLC)
- Location: [Charlestown, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Charlestown)
- Physical address: [Charleston, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Charleston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2479° N, 72.3737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03603, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129TD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=129TD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129TD-2018-01-11

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 Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E: https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18-e.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 WPR09LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA318), Jun 29, 2009: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18E (N129TD), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the glider during flight and his exceedance of the glider’s design limits during an attempted recovery from a spin.

## 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 20090629010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090629010279A), Jun 29, 2009: Alexan ASW2718E (N129TD), Ephrata, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was observed to enter thermal and then enter a stall, followed by a spin, which then progressed to a steep, spiral dive. After but a couple of…

---
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.