# N18MA: 1986 Schleicher ASW-20C, registration cancelled 2022-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20c) (registry code 3801502)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 20844
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1986
- Last registry action: August 22, 2022
- Mode S code: A13F67
- Location: [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0702° N, 118.8510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90265, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18MA-2022-10-27

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-20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20c.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 WPR21LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA040), Nov 7, 2020: Schleicher ASW20C (N18MA), Clayton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots of each glider to see an avoid one another while maneuvering, which resulted in a mid-air collision.

## 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 20201107020572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201107020572A), Nov 7, 2020: Schleicher ASW-20C (N18MA), Walnut Creek, CA, Substantial damage. Walnut Creek, CA: mid-air collision reported by ntsb/hicks @ 2038PST when N81KP, Schleicher and N18MA, Schleicher collided. N81KP and N18MA gliders collided…

## Other aircraft with N18MA

- [Cancelled 2009-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18MA-2009-07-09): Bell-Mid-America Helicopters 47J, S/N 1833, built 1975. Registration revoked. Owner: [Mid America Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20AMERICA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)

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