# N438AS: 1978 Schleicher ASW-19, registration cancelled 2018-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (registry code 3801508)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G36EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G36EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19230
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2004
- Last registry action: January 18, 2012
- Mode S code: A540E7
- Owner when cancelled: [World On A String Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLD%20ON%20A%20STRING%20INC)
- Location: [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1576° N, 77.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14614, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=438AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438AS-2018-01-04

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-19: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA12LA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA528), Aug 25, 2012: Schleicher ASW-19 (N438AS), Dansville, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain glider control while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to an over-the-counter sedating antihistamine.
- [NTSB FTW79DRG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG33), May 24, 1979: Schleicher ASW-19 (N438AS), Castroville, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20120825018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825018589A), Aug 25, 2012: Schleicher ASW-19 (N438AS), North Dansville, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 8/25/2012 at approximately 1530 local time N438AS (ASW-19B) crashed approximately 0.5 miles north of the Dansville, NY airport (kdsv). Initially there was…
- [Accident 19790524011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524011329A), May 24, 1979: Schler ASW19 (N438AS), Castroville, TX, Substantial damage. Glider pilot entered area of sink and was unable to return to the airport.

## Other aircraft with N438AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438AS): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, S/N 57021, built 2010

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