# N16TD: 1972 Schleicher ASW-15B, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-15B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15b) (registry code 38015H2)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G22EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G22EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15217
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1975
- Certificate issued: August 2, 2019
- Last registry action: August 2, 2019
- Mode S code: A0F102
- Owner when cancelled: [Lewis Julian O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20JULIAN%20O)
- Location: [Lebanon, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lebanon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4433° N, 84.2164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45036, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16TD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16TD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16TD-2022-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-15B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15b.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 GAA20CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA073), Nov 6, 2019: Schleicher ASW15 (N16TD), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's improper approach during landing, which resulted in collision with trees.

## 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 20191106023389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191106023389A), Nov 6, 2019: Schleicher ASW-15B (N16TD), Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. On Wednesday, November 06, 2019, at approximately 1500 EDT, an experimental Schleicher glider, registration n-number N16TD, was involved in an accident when it…

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