# N4472: 1965 Schleicher AS-W12, registration cancelled 2005-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2005
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schleicher AS-W12](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-w12) (registry code 38015HR)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G21EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G21EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12001
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2002
- Last registry action: June 21, 2005
- Mode S code: A5673C
- Owner when cancelled: [Gravance John R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAVANCE%20JOHN%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Rosamond, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rosamond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8788° N, 118.3183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93560, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4472
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4472
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4472-2005-07-11

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 AS-W12: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-w12.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 LAX80FUQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ13), Apr 12, 1980: Schleicher ASW-12 (N4472), Llano, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19800412009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412009689A), Apr 12, 1980: Schler ASW12 (N4472), Llano, CA, Substantial damage. Came too low on final. Hit downdraft, went into trees short of runway.

## Other aircraft with N4472

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4472): Sikorsky EH-60A, S/N 85-24472
- [Cancelled 1948-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4472-1948-07-13): Waco GXE, S/N 1120. Owner: [Kempton Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEMPTON%20RAY), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

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