# N17KS: Schleicher ASW-20B, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20b) (registry code 3801520)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 20621
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2019
- Last registry action: September 17, 2019
- Mode S code: A117C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Russette Patrick M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSETTE%20PATRICK%20M)
- Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17KS-2022-12-31

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-20B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20b.md

## 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 19840712065262A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840712065262A), Jul 12, 1984: Schler ASW20 (N17KS), Ephrata, WA, Minor damage. Was struck from behind by another glider N919R that was attempting to join the gaggle circling in a thermal.

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