# N31AP: 1980 Schleicher ASW-20, registration cancelled 2017-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (registry code 3801506)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 20369
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1999
- Last registry action: February 6, 2009
- Mode S code: A34486
- Owner when cancelled: [Navarre Mark E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVARRE%20MARK%20E)
- Location: [Lakewood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lakewood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8490° N, 118.1479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90712, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31AP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31AP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31AP-2017-07-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX05LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA224), Jul 3, 2005: Schleicher ASW-20 (N31AP), Big Pine, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude and his decision to turn toward higher terrain.
- [NTSB LAX03LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA114), Mar 16, 2003: Schleicher ASW-20 (N31AP), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's use of an inadequate climb attitude during takeoff resulting in the proper climb rate not being established.
- [NTSB LAX91LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA231), Apr 7, 1991: Schleicher ASW-20 (N31AP), Julian, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL GLIDER DURING TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH GUSTY WINDS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20050703015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050703015259A), Jul 3, 2005: Schler ASW20 (N31AP), Bishop, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 3, 2005, about 1530 pacific daylight time, a schliecher ASW-20 glider, N31AP, collided with mountainous terrain in the inyo national park, about…
- [Accident 20030316004739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316004739A), Mar 16, 2003: Schler ASW20 (N31AP), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot experienced an aborted takeoff during a "winch" launch. Pilot stated that he winch was not operating properly which forced him to make an early…
- [Accident 19910406023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406023219A), Apr 6, 1991: Schler ASW20 (N31AP), Julian, CA, Substantial damage. On glider tow wind blew glider to edge of runway. Wing caught bushes. Tow rope broke. Glider towplane left runway.

## Other aircraft with N31AP

- [Cancelled 1976-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31AP-1976-05-20): Beech 3NM, S/N CA-141, built 1952. Owner: [Aerospace Products Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSPACE%20PRODUCTS%20INC), [N Hollywood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/N%20Hollywood)

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