# N26XL: 2001 Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E, registration cancelled 2007-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-ash-26-e) (registry code 05624RU)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G03CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G03CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 26181
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 2001
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2001
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A27EBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Larson Erik J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARSON%20ERIK%20J)
- Location: [Encinitas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Encinitas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0569° N, 117.2576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92024, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26XL-2007-09-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Alexander ASH 26 E: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-ash-26-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 LAX06LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA024), Nov 2, 2005: Schleicher ASH 26 E (N26XL), Sparks, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in a subsequent loss of control and an in-flight breakup. A contributing factor was the spool up delay for the…

## 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 20051102028109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051102028109A), Nov 2, 2005: Schler ASH26E (N26XL), Sparks, NV, Destroyed. (-23) While glider soaring in VMC at approximately 20,000FT. MSL, near a lenticular cloud, the pilot stated that he thought frost was forming in the top of the…

## Other aircraft with N26XL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26XL): Cessna 560XL, S/N 560-6086, built 2011

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